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West Chester police coordinate graffiti enforcement, launch online recruiting and plan social-worker hire
Summary
Police Chief Josh Lee said officers are coordinating with other municipalities and utility companies to address growing graffiti on traffic boxes and other equipment, noted an active suspect in a nearby township investigation, and announced a new online recruiting platform and plans to advertise a police social worker position in February.
Residents raised growing graffiti on traffic boxes and other fixtures during public comment; one resident said the graffiti included an offensive image and asked for coordination across departments and with utilities to remove it.
"There has been graffiti in Maple Alley... it's a woman with a machine gun, which I find offensive," a resident said during public comment. The resident asked for police and community-service coordination with Verizon and others to allow removal.
Police Chief Josh Lee told council he has noticed similar graffiti and that his officers have been reporting…
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