BAKERSFIELD POLICE
DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE

William Rector, Chief of Police
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Contact: Sergeant Greg Terry
 Public Information Officer
 661-326-3803
 gterry@Bakersfieldpd.us
 
For Immediate Release: Friday, June 06, 2008
 
Downtown Business Watch Meeting
 
The Bakersfield Police Department Crime Prevention Unit will be hosting another
downtown Business Watch meeting on 6/10/08 at 8:30 a.m.  The meeting will be
held at ABDick, 1200 18th Street.  
 
The topic will be "Graffiti" and how the business community can get involved and
greatly impact graffiti with resources available to them.  Representatives from the
32-ERASE program, GHOST Unit Officers, Kern County Probation Department
and Crime Prevention Staff will be on hand to make presentations and answer
questions from local business and property owners.  A city computerized paint
matching truck and power wash truck will be there to demonstrate how graffiti is
removed from various surfaces.    
 
Downtown businesses are being encouraged to participate and make these
efforts successful by becoming involved.  
 
For further information contact: 
 
Tony Martinez        ;                 & nbsp;       &n bsp;       &nb sp;       &nbs p;       Sandy Morris
Community Relations Specialist      &nb sp;       &nbs p;         ;    Community Relations Specialist
Crime Prevention Unit       &nb sp;       &nbs p;         ;                 & nbsp; Crime Prevention Unit
Phone: 326-3922        ;                 & nbsp;       &n bsp;       &nb sp;       &nbs p;  Phone: 326-3051
E-mail: Tmartine@BakersfieldPD.us             & nbsp;   E-mail: Smorris@BakersfieldPD.us