ROCKLAND (May 19, 2004): Five
local youths, four boys and a girl, are facing charges for a graffiti spree in
Rockland Plaza and causing an estimated $10,000 damage.The
youths, boys ages 12, 13, 15 and 16, and a 15-year-old girl, are charged with
aggravated criminal mischief. Rockland police said the group has been steadily
painting the back of the plaza for several weeks.
An investigation by Officer William Smith led to the charges against the youths, Deputy Police Chief Wally Tower said.
Tower said painting over the graffiti, which is extensive along the back of both Hannaford Bros. supermarket and J.C. Penney, is estimated to cost $10,000.
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| (Photos by Anthony Ronzio) |