Boy Arrested For Second Time in Graffiti Incidents

The boy's mother contacted police after discovering graffiti at the community center similar to tagging found in her home. However, police say he continued tagging after his arrest.

Boy Arrested For Second Time in Graffiti Incidents

The boy's mother contacted police after discovering graffiti at the community center similar to tagging found in her home. However, police say he continued tagging after his arrest.

Greendale police have arrested a boy for a second time in connection with graffiti found throughout the village. According to a Greendale Police Deparment news release: After seeing a surge in reports of graffiti (or "tagging") since the beginning of the year, police began an investigation into the person responsible. The boy's mother contacted police after recognizing graffiti done at the community center to be similar to tagging she saw in her house. But after the boy was arrested and released—with a court date scheduled in Children's Court—new tagging appeared throughout the village. Police discovered the same boy was responsible and arrested him for a second time May 10. This time, he was held in the Milwaukee County Children's Court …

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Graffiti on Historic Hose Tower Building Riles Residents

The historic building in the heart of Greendale’s National Historic Landmark District was targeted by vandals over Christmas break.

Graffiti found the day after Christmas on the historic Hose Tower building has people wondering who would do such a thing. An anonymous caller reported the graffiti -- large taggings located on two sides of the building -- Dec. 26 to the Greendale Police Department. Police say it’s too early to speculate on whether or not someone from the village committed the crime. They sent a photo of the graffiti to the Milwaukee Police Department to compare with similar taggings in the metro area. Village Manager Todd Michaels said that the Department of Public Works has been sampling different methods to remove the graffiti without damaging the brickwork. Michaels said they do not have an estimate of how much the work might cost the village. The Hose…

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jeff ircink

6:36 pm on Monday, January 7, 2013

they would have to be installed high enough so they're out of reach of a thrown object.   more ›