It is illegal for youths under age 18 to ride a bicycle unless that person is wearing a properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet which meets the current standards of the American National Standards Institute for protective headgear. Also every bicycle must be licensed. The Atwater City Police Department needs your help in preventing the spread of this problem. Persons caught are prosecuted and required to make restitution and participate in community work programs and their parent may also be found liable. A typical punishment would include the Defendant be required to clean the target property for up to a year.
Some graffiti is gang related.
The Atwater City Police Department is concerned about the graffiti problem and reducing the amount of damage to City and private property. Atwater City is very fortunate to have a grant funded graffiti abatement program. I have had several phone calls from people representing themselves as police officers, calling and asking for donations.