Saturday, November 7, 2009

Ran out of purple

It was reported that a graffiti artist in Palm Bay, Florida left his/her spray-painted creation incomplete. Palm Bay police officer Dan Fisher says the artist left a painted note "ran out of purple" next to the word "Solo". Fisher said that the artist's act is a criminal mischief charge and is likely to face it if he or she is apprehended. The damage was estimated at about $200.


Although the graffiti artist was apologetic, he/she has a lot of explaining to do in court. If you are convicted of criminal mischief in Florida you could be facing a significant jail time. Criminal mischief may have been commited if you willfully and maliciously damaged someone else's property which includes graffiti and vandalism. The penalty you face for criminal mischief depends on the value of the damage done.

(Photo by Dan Fisher, PBPD)

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