Wednesday March 12th 2008
An initiative to investigate ways to crack down on illegal graffiti, including photographing graffiti ‘tags’ before painting over them was announced today.
A joint partnership has been established between Housing NSW and Redfern Police to run a pilot program to combat illegal graffiti in and around the Marton Building on Cope Street, Redfern.
Like everyone else, public housing residents deserve to live in a building that is free from graffiti.
Under the new partnership, Housing NSW and Redfern Police will pursue anyone who is found to be responsible for graffiti attacks on the Marton Building. The public areas of the building will be inspected regularly for graffiti, any of which will be photographed, reported to the Police Assistance Line and removed within 48 hours of identification.
A temporary sticker on illegal graffiti will send a message to perpetrators that ‘this graffiti has been reported and police are investigating’.
The trial is in response to community concerns about the level of graffiti in Waterloo and the inner city.
Local residents are encouraged to report any illegal activity to the police.
A review of the pilot will be held at the end of June 2008.
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