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Longmont
Police Department, Crime Prevention
The willful destruction or defacing of property is vandalism - it's also a crime. People feel angry, hurt, and sometimes frightened when something of theirs-a mailbox, a bike, a car door-is destroyed for no reason. It's expensive to repair and makes our community unattractive and unsafe. It ends up costing us all in aggravation and in the cost to repair the damage.
Graffiti appears in many forms,
from obscene and violent language scrawled on a public bathroom door to elaborate
murals on a brick wall. Unfortunately, if it's not on the artist's property
or done with permission - it's vandalism, and it's also a crime.
Take Action - The Longmont Police Department recommends forming a Neighborhood
Watch or Apartment Watch program to act as "Eyes
and Ears" for your own neighborhood. Please contact the Community
Services Program Coordinator at 303 - 774 - 4440 for program resource materials
and other assistance in starting or joining a Neighborhood Watch program.
Please call 9-1-1 to report vandalism in progress, or 303 - 651 - 8555 for non- emergency reporting. Help send a clear message that Longmont residents won't tolerate vandalism of any kind! When we all work together, great things can happen in our neighborhoods and community.
For further information please contact the
Police Programs Coordinator at 303 - 774 - 4440.