Vandalistic Terrorism To Exceed 15 Billion Dollars In The USA

To All News Media,

For Immediate Release on December 31, 2000
Contact: Randy Campbell, President and Executive Director, NoGraf Network, Inc.
Telephone: (949) 581-8014, E-Mail: Ranbud@home.com

International Graffiti-Busting Non-Profit Formed

The NoGraf Network, Inc., an international, web-based federation of anti-graffiti professionals, announced the formation of their non-profit entity today. With members on five continents and in 18 countries, the geographic diversity of this Internet-based network underlines the global problem of graffiti vandalism. "The vandals have been using the Internet for over six years to promote their crimes; we are effectively harnessing the same tool to educate and prevent the vandalism," said Randy Campbell, NoGraf Executive Director. Randy is a law enforcement officer in the state of California who started his Department's Graffiti Task Force in 1993.

When originally founded in June 1997, NoGraf was a loose network of approximately 20 anti-graffiti professionals, linking individuals from the fields of law enforcement, graffiti abatement, vendors, educators, and volunteer groups. The Network's explosive growth in the past three years reflects the magnitude of the graffiti vandalism problem and the need for dialogue between professionals combating this contemporary urban problem.

The NoGraf Network represents a merger, combining into one organization the resources of the National Graffiti Information Network (NGIN), The Multi-Agency Graffiti Intervention Committee (MAGIC), and the Tagger & Graffiti Network Enforcement Team (TAGNET). NoGraf is a member of the National Crime Prevention Coalition. It's Executive Committee, all volunteers, consists of Randy Campbell, Lake Forest, California, Executive Director, and three Deputy Directors: Jay Beswick, Hurricane, Utah, Ernest Garrett, San Diego, California, and Jim Powers, Rockford, Illinois.

Comments on Network benefits are at Enclosure 1. Typical request for information and assistance, received daily at the NoGraf Network web site, are at Enclosure 2.

Membership in the Network is free, and information can be obtained at the NoGraf web site: http://www.nograffiti.com.



Sincerely,

Jay Beswick Deputy Director