Graffiti Vandal Caught on Camera at California Shopping Center

While many consider graffiti an art form, commercial property owners, like shopping and retail centers, for example, typically have a different view. Inviting an artist to create graffiti art on your commercial property is one thing- but when “artists” take it upon themselves to decorate your property without your knowledge or permission, that’s an act of vandalism. 

In Section 594 of the California Penal Code, “Graffiti” is defined as “any unauthorized inscription, word, figure, mark, or design that is written, marked, etched, scratched, drawn, or painted on real or personal property.” 

In this Arrest of the Month video, Stealth security operators caught a graffiti artist in the act at a California shopping center, clear as day. Watch what happened next below:

At approximately 12:30 a.m., Stealth security professionals spotted an individual on live surveillance vandalizing a seating area at a California retail property. Staff activated the audible alarms and contacted local police dispatch due to the nature of the activity being observed. Officers arrived on site quickly and placed the vandal into custody. 

Help Protect Your Property from Vandalism and Other Unwanted Behavior with Live Video Monitoring 

While more traditional security measures, like guards, may prove helpful in deterring and dispersing vandalism and loiterer activity like we see in the above video, it can also be easily missed. One simple act of graffiti or vandalism can quickly lead to more, and ultimately can result in damage to your buildings, outdoor assets, and your commercial property’s value. Stealth’s live video monitoring solution makes detection and dispersion significantly easier. Our cameras can be strategically placed throughout your shopping or retail property to monitor key areas simultaneously, allowing a more complete visual of any activity as it happens. 

Stealth’s solution uses a combination of video analytics and highly trained security professionals to spot and determine suspicious or unwanted activity in real time. Our operators can then use onsite speaker warnings to let loiterers, thieves, vandals, and other criminals or unwanted actors know that they are currently being watched. In most cases, this is enough to send them scrambling. If we see something more dangerous on camera, like attempted theft, destruction of property, or in this case- an act of vandalism, our trained professionals can contact local law enforcement to intervene quickly and safely. 

Ready to hear more? Contact us today and speak with a shopping and retail security specialist who can help you determine how our live video monitoring solution can help protect your property while saving you up to 60% on security costs. 

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