There is a $500.00 Reward being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of these juveniles who were seen defacing our common area with spray paint. The Cotati Police have not released the identities of these misguided children and have yet to prosecute this case.  We citizens must do the job on behalf of the membership. These kids were set free and the graffiti has not been cleaned up. The police did not insist that these children apologize to the neighbors or the association for their misbehavior. That's California liberalism for ya. Apologizing may have traumatized these poor children. Whatever !

As members of the association, we must try to make our neighborhood safe from such crimes and protect our resale values. Graffitti hurts homeowners and property values. If our management company would stand up and condemn such activity, rather than turn the other cheek, we would all be better off.  How much could your property be worth if our neighborhood was not on a collision path to resembling East Oakland?

Cotati Police Officer Jason Yarnell and Police Cheif Robert Stewart responded to this call for help in record time.  George Barich was thanked by the Chief for his assistance and was commended for the use of video security to take a bite out of this crime.  This type of video proves to be invaluable in cases such as these.