WASHINGTON COUNTY – Authorities believe they found those responsible for spray-painting graffiti on light-colored sandstone formations in a remote area of Snow Canyon State Park last fall.
Snow Canyon State Park Manager Kristen Comella said investigators were able identify and eventually charge six juveniles in connection with the incident, which was first reported publicly in early November.
The vandalism involved the “tagging” of words, numbers and names in dark blue and white paint on several locations in the area, located about a mile from the park’s White Rock trailhead.
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“I believe that six individuals were charged and were each facing fines of approximately $850. Since the individuals are juveniles, I can’t really provide information beyond that,” Comella told St. George News. The cases were reportedly adjudicated earlier this month.
Comella said helpful tips from the public provided investigators with a number of solid leads.
“There was a lot of good information that was submitted from the public,” she said.
Park employees and volunteers have been cleaning up the graffiti since November, Comella said, adding that the restoration work is about 90 percent complete. Workers have been using battery powered sandblasters and other tools and equipment to remove the paint from the rock, she said.
Any fines paid by perpetrators will be put toward equipment and supplies to help in the ongoing efforts to mitigate and clean up vandalism throughout the park, Comella added.
Snow Canyon State Park is the third largest of Utah’s 45 state parks and typically ranks among the top 10 in annual visitation.
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Looks like these boys need to spend a day or two out there in the hot sun cleaning up this mess.
sorry the law won’t allow that. it’s called child abuse and we sure don’t want to read about these poor misguided children being abused
Did they up the dosage? You seem to be babbling incoherently at an alarmingly high rate lately.
I believe it was sarcasm on Striker’s part. Unfortunately, they haven’t come out with a sarcasm font to make it more apparent. 🙂
Good job apprehending these punks.
Yeah with only a $850 fine, good luck to teaching these Juveniles anything at least until they are no longer “Adult Children” being on your health care plan until they’re 26 ( yeah as stupid as that sounds, it;s true, an adult child at 26, gotta hand it to our government huh?
There should be more of a fine then what was imposed, in addition, these kids need to spend some time in juvenile hall. Parents need to be held responsible for clean-up. Once something like this starts, it just gets worse. Believe me, I saw the graffiti problem in California grow from small amounts to what it is now, ugly!
Pathetic punishment. Those “boys” need a lesson in humility and embarrassment.