Keremeos has suffered through several graffiti sprees over the past year or so, the most recent taking place over the weekend of April 12-13.
It’s an activity that is not exclusive to this village, as the Nelson Star recently reported an attempt by the Nelson Police Department to combat the crime in that city.
A member of the NPD tracked a suspect through the snow to the suspect’s home 10 blocks away, following the early morning discovery of fresh graffiti on March 20.
“There is no denying that Nelson displays its fair share of graffiti,” reported Sergeant Brian Weber of the NPD in a press release. “Some people see these ‘tags’ as a creative art form while others view the tags as the defacing of a beautiful community. Whatever side of the fence you see the issue from there is no denying that the application of graffiti to public or private property without expressed permission may constitute criminal mischief.”
A recent discussion about graffiti in Nelson had residents expressing their views about the subject.
“Tagging is an attempt to claim ownership of a place,” said one resident, while another said, “What happened to the rights of people to simply have their property respected and left alone?”
