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Dirty White Boy here ...
I took a tour of the graffiti situation in the West and Central part of Davenport this past weekend. As a former resident of the West End, I had forgotten how different life is in that part of the city. A current resident took me through neighborhoods where there were guard dogs. These "guard dogs" were two-legged and carried pistols and took turns working a shift protecting property from thieves, gang members and who ever did not belong. On my tour, the resident pointed out posted gang markers that establish boundaries or territories. Recently a whole lot of gang graffiti had been painted over, but within two or three days the graffiti was back. The resident said that the cops and the city council have no idea in what they are dealing with as far as the gangs. He stated that you will never stop the graffiti. He said that if you were smart, you would have the police concentrate some extra manpower in the areas right after the graffiti is painted over. Those first couple of nights after the paint-over, you probably could catch some of the gang guys painting and re establishing their territory. Here is a sampling of addresses where graffiti is back full strength:

1st & Howell St. / White house on Northeast corner is heavily posted.

Alley behind 3rd and Howell St. / East

Behind 1436 3rd Street

Behind the blue metal building at 1735 3rd Street.

The Roederer Transfer and Storage building and area of 6th and Fillmore Street.

My guide and other residents I talked to did not have much faith in the city council and their Aldermen Meyer and Van Fossen. They were aware of you and the reputation you were building as a hard worker for the citizens but wondered if you could do anything since you are in 2nd ward. Would you be interested in talking with me about this situation if I would call you?
 

Dirty White Boy:
I think the neighbor you spoke with has a great idea. I have also sent a copy of these addresses Bladel to make sure we are paying attention to these areas. You and anyone else who has a question can give me a ring at 563-529-4857 anytime. I do not mean to be rude if it takes me half a day to get back to you.
Thanks for the questions and comments
 

DWB coming at you again. The graffiti has been painted over again right away. I assume you had something to do with this. I will check these sites again this weekend to see if the taggers have been back. Will let you know.
 

The gas station at 46th and Pine that was just covered over has new markings on the bathroom door, south side of the building. 2) Old Geifman grocery at Kimberly and Division recently painted over has new markings on the east side of the building. 3) Walgreens, at Kimberly and Division, a large green box on the west side of the building (Looks like an electrical or phone junction box) has fresh banger spraypainting on it. 4) The railroad overpass at Divison and 5th. (I've turned that into United Neighbors twice with no response) Those markings have been on the tressel since last halloween.
 

Anonymous:
Thanks for the list. I will check these out and report them again. We need to find a way to catch those who are doing the graffiti rather than playing a game with them by painting these buildings white and creating new canvases. I have said that I am not big on cameras but we need another option.
 

Not to be a stickler, but...

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le biel:

Thanks for the correction. I will be sure to watch this error in the future.
 

New Grafitti Locations: A large telephone switching box directly across from 4318 Cheyenne COURT. At 5 Points, Check into Cash - dumpster. Alley between 9th + 10th [east of Division, west of Madison] apt dumpster tagged on north side of alley. SAME ALLEY, but between madison and Washington, a fence on the south side, a retaining wall on the north, and a garage on the south. SAME ALLEY: between Washington and Filmore: a fence and two garages completely covered in tagging. 1501/03 W. 8th, both a dumpster and 2 garage doors. 1508 W. 7th, garage. 727 Washington Street, a fence. 718 Fillmore, the fence. 1236 W. 7th, garage. A commercial property with no # on the southeast corner of marquette st and 8th, dumpster tagged plus the garage is tagged immediately south of that commercial building. [This house appears abandoned.]
 

Anonymous:

Thanks for the additional list. Keep them coming and I will keep on reporting them. The longer we let graffiti show the more it spreads.
 

Graffitti locations: Roemmer building 320 Warren "LKN" sprayed on overhead unloading door along alley. 1436 W. 3rd - Garage. 1210/1214 W. 6th - Garage. 1213 W. 6th - Garage. 1220 W. 5th - Storage Shed near alley. Roeder Transfer and Moving Company - no addy on building but is between 5th and 6th St., east of Filmore and west of Taylor, building is tagged all along the alley side + the whole unloading area in the back of the building. The back of the house at 801 W. 6th - house is vacant and boarded. Dumpster on a vacant lot, but is just south of the house at 621 Vine St. Lettering of "LR" sprayed on the retaining wall on the North side of 8th ST., the cross street is Myrtle. Just north of the bike trail, the fire hydrant at Hillandale and Hickory Grove. 1640 W. 15th - Huge Nazi sign sprayed on the garage by alley. 1645 W. 16th - Garage covered on all sides.
 

Is United Neighbors painting over more than are appearing daily? How many are they able to do per day? Someone might suggest to them that they use a better quality paint, as you can still see the banger markings right thru what they have done already, or they need to second coat over the markings.
 

320 E.14th Street has a green pitchfork sprayed on the garage door. 402 E. 14th has writting sprayed on the garage. 1111 Perry street is a boarded apartment building that has Crowns drawn on two sides of the building. 1117 Perry has N.W.A. painted on the trash dumpster. 902 Gaines Street is a boarded apartment building with lettering sprayed on the south side of the building.
 

1328 W. 4th - Front of house. Henschen manufacturing, no address on building, but is on 2nd street, one block west of Division. Close to there, two blocks west of Division on 2nd, at the end of the road, 2 baracades are tagged. 1701 w. 3rd - a blue garage behind Jay's Resale - nazi sign on side of blue garage that faces Division. 1735 w. 3rd - blue morton building tagged. 1735 w. 3rd brown garage tagged. Just east of 1725 w. 3rd - white garage tagged, has no address numbers. Dumpster behind 1815 w. 1st. On 1st street, 2 commercial buildings with no numbers that are just east of the railroad tracks, east of howell and west of division streets. Rear of house tagged at 1826 w. 1st. Rear of commercial building at 1818 Rockingham. A blue garage at 2016 w. 1st. A garage at 1825 w. 3rd. Whole garage has been grafittied at 1819 w. 3rd. North American Van Lines building, no numbers on building, at the corner of 3rd and Wilkes - heavily graffittied on the south and east sides of the building.
 

There is a pitchfork and a crown painted on the garage at 1436 West 3rd Street. The 4th Street SaveAlot has a dumpster that is painted. The dumpster has grafitti behind the Bethany Childrens Home at 1202 West 3rd Street.
 

Thanks for the aditional list. I will forward this list on. I know that United Neighbors and the Police Department are working hard to cover up the Graffiti. My concern is not the quality of paint but rather catching those who are writing the Graffiti.
 

Graffiti locations: A garage at 1851 w. 6th. "LRN" and a pitchfork painted on the garage at 1843 w. 7th. 1831 w. 9th has a pitchfork painted on the back of the house. 1860 w. 9th has "LRN" on the north side of the building. The garage at 736 wilkes. 1917 w. 7th the electrical pole in the alley is tagged. Corner of telegraph road and Pacific Street the railroad over pass and the railroad berm right below it are painted. The dumpster at 520 Oak street. The garage at 2112 w. 5th. "IGN" is on the garage at 2023 w.6th. The light pole at 2006 w. 5th. "LGN" is on the west side of the building at 2003 w. 6th. The dumpster at 406 w. 4th.
 

The EAST side of the building at 901 W. 3rd. The Garage at 1425 W. 17th. 832 W. 16th has "PSC" sprayed on the utility pole in the alley. The garage at 830 W. 16th - BRIAN H. signed his name to the work. 817 W. 17th has "GLK" sprayed on the garage. 722 W. 16th - the utility pole. 718 W. 16th has "LR" on the garage. 706 W. 16th has "LR" on the utility pole. 503 W. 17th is a vacant house and both the back of the house and the garage by the alley is tagged. (ALSO - it appears not to have been mowed yet this season). Print Solutions, no number on building but is in the 1600 block of Harrison, has "PUNRO" on one part of the building, plus the back door is tagged. 1629 Ripley - the garage. The garage at 414 W 17th. The garage at 603 W. Locust. 1711 Filmore has a pitchfork and spanish words on the SOUTH side of the garage. Rear of Burke Laundry at 1339 W. Locust. Dumpster behind Triumph Auto and Reefe's restaruant. Rear of CASH ADVANCE at Locust and Washington. The metal storage sheds at the Conoco at Locust and Washington. The dumpster at the apartment building at 1630 W. 17th.
 

Thanks for the additional list. I have passed it on. If you find any more please report it here.
 

Railroad electrical box at the rail crossing at 5th and Warren. A dumpster at 1415 Washington. A dumpster at 1209/1211 W. 15th. A garage at 1210 W. 14th. 1206 W. 14th has "TICA" sprayed on the garage. The garage at 818 W. 14th. The east side of the garage at 801 W. 15th. The south side of the HOUSE at 1420 Gaines. The dumpster at Treasure Searches, 1400 Harrison. The dumpster at 1329 Ripley. The Dumpster at 309 W. 14th. The rear of the commercial building at 1314 Harrison. The garage at 501 W. 14th - This one is really hit hard. 603 W. 14th - the west side of the house and the garage is also tagged. The stop sign at the corner of Gaines and W. 13th has "LRN" sprayed on it. The east side of the house at 714 W. 13th. 1311 Brown has "CD" sprayed on the garage. 1318 Brown has "LRN" sprayed on the dumpster. 813 W. 14th has "LRN" sprayed on the east side of the garage. 815 W 14th - the light pole in the alley is tagged. The light pole is also tagged with "LRN" just east of the house at 1211 W. 13th (the lightpole is out front right on 13th. The garage at 1318 W. 13th. The garage at 1328 W. 13th. The garage at 1338 W. 13th. The south side of a large SHED on a vacant lot right next to 1409 W. 14th. The rear of the 99 cent store on Washington street between 13th and 14th. The garage at 1531 W. 14th. AT 1525 W. 14th, there is a work in progress on the garage - the letters are all penciled onto the garage, ready to paint, but not painted yet.
 

This is Great! Keep the list coming.
 

The mohassan gratto, 1600 Washington, the rear of the building. 1523 N. Division, the retaining wall on the east side of the property in the rear. A large commercial building at 1540 W. 12th, the east side is painted. The garage at 1222 Marquette. 914 W. 13th has a block BBQ pit by the alley with "LK" sprayed on it. The garage inbetween 1208 and 1216 Warren. The Garage at 822 Gaines.
 

The old Geifman strip mall at Kimberly and Divsion has been hit for a 3rd time. The east side of the plaza (closed laundry) was first marked in red, and now almost covered in black spray paint.
 

Got it.
 

Proformance Motors, corner of 2nd Street and Strudevant, "LRN" painted on the west side of the building. There is an abandoned nursing home on 29th Street, between Pershing and Iowa Streets that has been hit on the rear and side of the building. A vacant commercial building (no number on building) but aproximately 219 Division, is tagged on the south side of the building by the alley. The CIGARETTE Outlet store, corner of Locust and iowa, the dumpster is tagged. The rear of the Save-a-Lot, Locust and Iowa street is painted on the rear alley side. 512 Kirkwood blvd is a boarded house that is tagged on the east AND north sides. 1712 Farnam, the utility pole in front of the house is tagged with "LKN". 1708 Farnam has a utility pole by the alley tagged "LKN". Just across the alley from that utility pole, a large tree trunk is tagged.