(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) The South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating 2 acts of Grafitti:
Between 3 pm on September 7, 2013 and 8 pm on September 8, 2013, an Aesthetics sign was spray painted in the 400 block of Prince Street in Walkerton. The sign is valued at over $250.
On August 24, 2013 at 8:58 am, Grafitti was reported in the alley beside Instyle Hair Studio on Queen Street, Kincardine. Black, Pink and Green colors were used to spell “NASA†and “DRUGS†on the wall.
Graffiti is any writing, symbols or drawing applied to any surface without the property owner’s consent. Most acts of graffiti make reference to hip-hop culture, but graffiti is also used by gangs and other extremists.
Graffiti negatively impacts a community’s beautification. The removal or repair costs can be expensive, but it must be removed. Graffiti left unchallenged suggests a community that is apathetic about its appearance and most often leads to more graffiti being applied.
When a person applies graffiti, they are committing a criminal code offence called Mischief, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in jail.
The South Bruce OPP is requesting anyone who may have information that can assist police to call 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or send a web-tip to crimestop-gb.org, where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.