LOS ANGELES — Authorities are creating a database that will be used to store photographs of graffiti vandalism, enabling investigators to track hot spots where such activity is on the rise, they announced Friday.
The city currently spends $10 million a year cleaning up graffiti, and last year painted over 31 million square feet of vandalized surfaces.
Clean-up crews are being equipped with smart
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GPS moves to graffiti tracking
Los Angeles (CA) - Global positioning systems have been used to track convicts and catch car thiefs, and now they're being put to the test to crack down on graffiti bandits.
A new California-based company called Graffiti Tracker is using GPS technology to keep records of graffiti locations. Offenders like street gangs often strike multiple times, using the same artwork. Using Graffiti Tracker's
A new California-based company called Graffiti Tracker is using GPS technology to keep records of graffiti locations. Offenders like street gangs often strike multiple times, using the same artwork. Using Graffiti Tracker's
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