Artesia News

Reward offered for info leading to graffiti arrests

A reward program to apprehend graffiti vandals is being finalized for implementation.

The public is asked to call the Sheriff's Department at (562) 623-3500 and report information about anyone defacing and/or applying graffiti to property. If an arrest is made and the person aarrested is convicted, a $200 reward will be paid to the reporting witness.

The reward has been authorized by the CCity Council as an additional method to fight graffiti. The City currently has a 24-hour graffiti removal reporting program in place.

If graffiti is observed during City Hall operational hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays), call (562) 865-6262. If after hours, call the graffiti hotline at (888) 504-4057.

To better apprehend vandals, the City, Sheriffs, and responsible citizens have partnered together and are developing an efficient network graffiti-tracking network.

All help in reporting graffiti is greatly appreciated.