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DENVER POLICE DEPARTMENT Gerald R. Whitman, Chief of Police The mission of the Denver Police Department is to deliver high quality public safety services so all people may share a safe and healthy environment.

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Date: To: Contact: Address: Phone: Fax:

October 23, 2009 All Denver Police Officers, Media, Denver City Council, and Denver Community Associations Technician Loretta M. Beauvais Office of the Chief of Police 1331 Cherokee St., Denver, CO 80204 720-913-6142 720-913-7021

A joint news release with the Denver DA’s Office has been posted on the DA’s website and pasted below regarding a conviction in a graffiti vandalism case: http://www.denverda.org/News_Release/Releases_2009.htm

DENVER POLICE DEPARTMENT Gerald R. Whitman, Chief of Police

JOINT NEWS RELEASE October 29, 2009 Contact: Lynn Kimbrough, 720-913-9025 or Loretta Beauvais, 720-913-6142 GRAFFITI VANDAL CONVICTED ON ALL COUNTS

A graffiti vandal who once boasted he would never be caught was found guilty of criminal mischief, defacing property and trespassing yesterday by a Denver jury. The conviction is the result of ongoing work between the Denver Police Department’s Graffiti Unit and the Denver DA’s Office. Timothy Barajas (dob: 07-13-82) was convicted of three counts of criminal mischief, three counts of defacing public property and one count of trespassing. He could face up to 36 months in the Denver County Jail when he appears for sentencing on December 29, 2009. Barajas was the leader of a Denver-area graffiti tagging crew, many of whom have also been identified and arrested this year. Timothy Barajas (07/13/2009):

Technician Loretta M. Beauvais, 05120 Public Information Office 1331 Cherokee Street, #402 Denver, Colorado 80204 (720) 913-6142