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Clay County Sheriff’s Office, Home Depot, DOT joining forces to wipe out graffiti

Jacksonville, FL — Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels is kicking off an initiative to rid the county of graffiti. The effort will include assistance from Home Depot, the Department of Transportation and members of the Clay County Sheriff’s Office Community Affairs Unit.

The campaign will kick off Friday morning, April 26, at 10 am near the overpass located next to Oakleaf Athletic Association, 3979 Plantation Oaks Blvd.

“When graffiti appears, the sooner you can remove it, the less likely any more graffiti in that area is going to take place,” says Sgt. Keith Smith, spokesman for the Clay County Sheriff’s Office.

Smith says only about ten percent of graffiti comes from gangs or gang-related activity. Most of the rest comes from what are known as taggers, who just want to leave their mark. He says if graffiti is not cleaned up, marked areas can become breeding grounds for criminal activity.

Home Depot is providing paint for some projects. The Department of Transportation is providing access to overpasses, often tagged with graffiti. Residents will be offered help getting resources to rid graffiti from their property. Smith says anyone who wants to help rid Clay County of graffiti, or needs help ridding their property of it, can call Lt. Gary Cross of the Community Affairs Unit at (904) 264-6512.

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