Graffiti popping up in Juneau
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Juneau police are looking for help in combating graffiti, which seems to be popping up all over Alaska’s capital city.
Police say graffiti started showing up more frequently in the downtown area, but has since spread citywide. The department’s Cindee Brown-Mills says the graffiti contributes to lost revenue, reduced retail sales, and declines in property value.
Officials say catching the vandals in the act is difficult at best. And Brown-Mills says there are no city ordinances currently in place that address the prompt removal of graffiti from vandalized property.
Police are advising property owners to remove graffiti as soon as possible to avoid being a target for more vandalism.