A 40-year-old man has been charged in reference to an investigation into graffiti tags showing in downtown St. Catharines.
Since April of this 12 months, Niagara Regional Police have been trying into the looks of quite a few comparable graffiti tags within the core of downtown.
Tags are explicitly writing the artist’s signature (or their pseudonym title or brand) on a public floor.
“Members of the CORE Unit identified over 30 locations with similarly styled ‘tags,’” stated Niagara police. “ The ‘tags’ have been located on commercial property, private property, City of St. Catharines property, and Niagara Region property.”
Police imagine the “offences” occurred between October, 2022 and Could of 2024.
Final Saturday (Sept. 7), Anthony Johnson, 40, of St. Catharines was charged with:
Mischief Over $5000 (International Rely)
Mischief Underneath $5000 (2 Counts)
Failing to Adjust to Launch Order
A worldwide depend is a judicial course of that enables for the courts to administratively embrace a number of offences throughout a selected time interval beneath one depend.
“While it is one count, the courts recognize the increased severity during the judicial process,” stated Niagara police.
Police imagine there could possibly be additional unreported injury. Anybody with data concerning this investigation is requested to contact the police at 905-688-4111, possibility 3, extension #1009659.
To offer data anonymously, contact Crime Stoppers of Niagara on-line at 1-800-222-8477 or go to on-line at www.crimestoppersniagara.ca.
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