Fake Gang Graffiti

Bob Mitchell Staff Reporter
Four teens have been arrested in connection with a graffiti spree in Georgetown.
Halton Police said today that three 15-year-old male teens and a 13-year old boy were charged with the gang graffit vandalism.
In the incidents involved, the offenders left an impression on some members of the public that a gang problem existed in the Georgetown area.
Sgt. Peter Payne said the youths allegedly wanted people to believe the graffiti was related to the gang culture and that a gang was operating in the area but no such gang is operating.
"None of the four young men arrested are members of any such gang," Payne said.
Det.-Sgt. Murray Drinkwalter said police are "extremely confident" that the investigators have indentified 75 per cent of those responsible for the graffiti issues that plagued Georgetown during the months of September and October.
"This includes the graffiti incident at St. George's Anglican Church," he said.
Other youths are also being sought, police said.