Graffiti Vandalism

• Graffiti uptick prompts investigation by Lethbridge police

  There are growing concerns about an increase in graffiti. While some business owners are concerned about the cost of removing it, others are taking the vandalism in stride.

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  Feb 21, 2024
  
• Chinatown community members step up to battle random attacks, graffiti vandalism

  Vancouver’s Chinatown isn’t waiting for a new civic government to be sworn in to take action against crime and street disorder that has worsened during the pandemic.

  Crime

  Oct 17, 2022
  
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• Street artists drawing on Vancouver’s first legal graffiti wall

  'Anybody’s allowed to come here at any time and paint on the wall without getting arrested,' Downtown Eastside street artist Smokey D told Global News.

  Features

  Aug 16, 2022
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• ‘Recognition they deserve’: Exhibit showcases Downtown Eastside artists

  "We want to give them a platform to showcase the work that they deserve and the recognition that they deserve," said Lorraine Lowe of the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden.

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  Jun 19, 2022
• Vancouver street artists craft mural for Chinatown business that challenged graffiti taggers

  Tommy Wong wrote a message responding to vandals who had repeatedly targeted his business. It caught the attention of DTES street artists who offered to help.

  Crime

  Jun 17, 2022
• East Vancouver volunteers help take back neighbourhood ‘rocked with graffiti’

  Almost every weekend, Hastings Sunrise Community Policing Centre volunteers crack open the paint and work together to get rid of unwanted graffiti scrawled on walls and buildings.

  Features

  Apr 10, 2022
• ‘An eyesore and an embarrassment’: What will it take to stop graffiti vandalism in Chinatown?

  Vancouver police received 176 mischief reports for graffiti in Chinatown in 2020 and 2021. Charges were laid in four cases with two of the accused convicted.

  Crime

  Feb 14, 2022
• Graffiti tagger forced to pay $15,000 in fines, damages to city of Nanaimo

  Kai Sei Cleave must complete a 1,000-word essay on why graffiti vandalism is legally and morally wrong, and issue a written apology to the mayor, council and citizens of Nanaimo.

  Crime

  Oct 11, 2021
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• Kelowna RCMP looking for prolific graffiti tagging suspects

  Kelowna RCMP are hoping the public can help identify three men believed to be responsible for hundreds of graffiti spraying vandalism incidents in the city over the last few months.

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  Oct 8, 2020
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• Graffiti vandals targeting a picturesque Kelowna neighborhood

  Kelowna's Kettle Valley is known for its charming houses and manicured lawns but the neighborhood's scenery is marred these days with graffiti and plenty of it.

  Oct 3, 2017