John Thornton/Daily News staff This graffiti has appeared on a storage bin behind Able Packaging Service on Rte. 140 in Milford.
By Michelle Laczkoski/Daily News staff GHS Posted May 15, 2008 @ 10:19 PM
MILFORD — Three teens and a 10-year-old boy are facing 41 counts of tagging, after police discovered graffiti sprayed on various buildings and businesses in town, police said. Two 14-year-old boys, a 15-year-old boy and a 10-year-old boy, all of Milford, were charged this week following a lengthy investigation by the department's Family Services and Investigation Unit, Police Chief Thomas O'Loughlin said. Their names were not released because of their ages. Police said the youths vandalized nine businesses and several schools and town buildings in the past few months. Police found graffiti marked "JWC," which stands for "Jokers Wild Cru," as well as "cause," "rise," "bomb" and "pistyl." O'Loughlin said the group calls itself Jokers Wild Cru. He said there may be more than the four boys, although police could not determine if anyone else was involved in the vandalism. The chief said the group is not considered a gang. None has a criminal record. Buildings sustained between $30,000 to $50,000 in damage, O'Loughlin said. Behind Able Packaging Services on Prospect Street, black permanent marker and blue spray paint remain on the back door and wooden fence. Owner Ed Ross said he discovered the graffiti over the weekend. "I remember being a kid, and I could think of 100 things I'd rather do," Harris said yesterday. "It comes down to one thing: Where are the parents?" One of the 14-year-old boys was arrested Tuesday, the other three will be summoned to court, O'Loughlin said. "It's just an issue of culpability," he said, explaining the one boy police arrested had more involvement in the crimes. The chief called the vandalism "senseless." Among the other damaged buildings were several Milford public schools, town buildings, Marshall's Jewelers, Blanchard Land Clearing, Inc., Hansen Electric, Shaw's Market, Milford Federal Savings Bank, HomeGoods Department Store, Milford Square Place and Stop & Shop. Harris said he has noticed youngsters loitering in the parking lot behind his shipping and storage business. "It was bound to happen, there's no cameras back here," he said. "And they hit places more open than this." To remove the markings, Harris said his landlord will have to scrape or sandblast and repaint the surfaces. O'Loughlin said the boys walked to each place - which are miles apart - as none are old enough to drive. Similar vandalism led to arrests in November, when two 17-year-olds were caught red-handed tagging Town Hall and other buildings. Police also sent photographs of graffiti sprayed on the back of a Depot Street building to experts with the New Bedford Police Department and Boston's Youth Violence Strike Force. The marks there read "bomb," "Rite free always" and a tall "J" wearing a joker hat.
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