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By Andy Gates - Argus Observer
Thursday, March 15, 2007 2:41 PM PDT
ONTARIO - Police say they are upping patrols since 28 cases of gang-related graffiti vandalism were reported Wednesday, Monday and during the weekend in Ontario.
“I would imagine we’ll increase patrols to see if we can catch them,” Ontario Police Chief Mike Kee said.
Twenty four of the cases were reported Monday and over the weekend, police have said.
Four more graffiti cases were reported Wednesday and affected residences in the northwest and southeast part of Ontario, but it is unclear when they may have occurred, Ontario Police Capt. Mark Alexander said.
Some of the hardest hit areas in town were along alleyways between Northwest Fifth Street and Northwest Sixth Street, police said. Red, silver and white paint was used to deface property with words associated with an area gang, Ontario Police Capt. Mark Alexander said — including “SUR 13” (surianos), “East side” and “BMC” (brown magic clique).
Police said two gang syndicates hold sway locally, the 13th Street and the 18th Street gangs, and Ontario police recently dispersed 29 letters to people alleging they are gang affiliates. Residents who were slammed with the gang-related graffiti are apparently annoyed.
“Graffiti is frustrating,” Kee said. “People are fed up. They’d like to go out and catch these folks themselves, but we discourage that.”
Without any specific suspects, Kee said, police have indications the graffiti suspects were possibly three male gang affiliates of middle school age.
Usually, Kee said, “older gang members kind of grow out of graffiti.”
Gang officers with Ontario police are investigating the case, police said.
The surge in vandalism could also be connected to the weather, Kee said, “criminal activity increases this time of year . . . We see an upsurge as the weather gets nicer.”
No Dhimmi wrote on Aug 14, 2009 9:38 PM:
And this isn't "racist," because Islam is not a race, anymore than Communism or Nazism are races, both of which killed far fewer people than Islam.
Disgusting. "