Anti graffiti truck rolled out

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Fri, 25 Feb 2011|

Hillsborough County code enforcement rolled out its new one hundred thousand dollar anti graffiti truck today.

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Hillsborough County code enforcement says tagging is a dangerous game at least when it comes to graffiti. The county rolled out its new 100000 dollar track aimed at cleaning up graffiti today. As news Channel 8 Adrian Patterson tells us several local agencies are teaming up to keep graffiti tagging down.

If you pass this house on Holloway wrote implant city this afternoon you've probably didn't notice it but just this morning. You couldn't miss it. Hillsborough county's new anti graffiti group used the ambient and house on a strawberry farm as its first -- down.

The new truck -- this equivalent pressure washer. All water runs through created. We also four paying traders are quite what do we can utilize the same time.

The county bought the 100000 dollar trust with federal grant money in December. Today was its first.

strike not only a gang issue it's a quality of life issues that people don't want to live. In subdivisions and neighborhoods. Where graffiti is a large problem.

Kelly says most of the pain comes from gang members and people who want to be. Charges vary depending on the amount of graffiti in total damage. Kelly says usually people who get caught tagging and dealt with other charges as well.

And based on the amount of dollar damage that's done it can be a misdemeanor or felony. But if it's a gang sign and we catch somebody then we obviously give them more specialized attention.

I tried to talk to people here in the neighborhood about the graffiti and while they all agreed it's a pretty big issue here. They said they wouldn't go on camera because they're afraid they'll become target. In Hillsborough County ME dream Patterson -- telling us.