Street Bombing » Bakersfield http://www.streetbombing.com Not Just Another Graffiti Blog. Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:38:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Cameras Are Popping Up Everywhere! http://www.streetbombing.com/2007/10/cameras-are-popping-up-everywhere/ http://www.streetbombing.com/2007/10/cameras-are-popping-up-everywhere/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:04:19 +0000 Graff Guy http://www.streetbombing.com/2007/10/10/cameras-are-popping-up-everywhere/ Well, it finally looks like cities and states are spending some real money on graffiti abatement, by installing still and video cameras, along with motion detectors in some cases. Here’s a perfect example:

Law enforcement in Kern County has turned high-tech in its fight against graffiti.

With a click of a camera, law enforcement will now be able to catch taggers, at least on tape.

The Kern County General Services Department and Sheriff’s Department hope a talking surveillance camera will deter taggers. It says, “Stop. Your picture has been taken. It is illegal to spray graffiti or dump trash in this area. Leave the area now.”

The camera first warns verbally, then flashes a picture when someone walks by.

For every camera site, the county said they have seen a 95 percent drop in graffiti.

“We’ve had some real interesting pictures that we’ve shot over already that we wish we could have shown you tonight, but we have some really good shots, and they’re doing a really good job,” said Richard Johnson from the Graffiti-Off program.

Read More: Smile, you’re on graffiti camera

UPDATE: Check out the video.

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