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The BLM’s Law Enforcement Rangers,
working with the Las Vegas
Metropolitan Police Department, started
investigating the incident immediately
with remarkable coverage from both the
local and national media. FORRC posted
information about the vandalism on our
Facebook site and within 24 hours,
received information about similar tag
styles which were forwarded to law
enforcement officials.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Graffiti
unit, working with the BLM Law
Enforcement team and U.S. Marshall’s,
was able to successfully identify and
apprehend the suspect. The juvenile was
booked at the Clark County Detention Center on December
9 and had a preliminary hearing on December 23. The judge
denied releasing the accused over the holidays. In a court
hearing on January 7, 2011, the suspect was released from Donors to the Arrest-Toration Fund
local and state charges but was charged under the federal Bonanza World’s Largest Gift Store
Antiquities Resource Protection Act, which has a maximum
fine of $100,000 and a maximum jail term of 5 years in Bonnie Springs Ranch INC
prison. Conservation Lands Foundation
Friends of Red Rock Canyon, responding to suggestions Creative Adventures LTD
and financial contributions from several concerned Jim DiPeso
members, established our first reward and area restoration
account for information leading to the conviction of the LaDonna Durant
person(s) responsible for this idiotic act as well as to help Charles Emerson
with the costs of restoring the cultural site. The
Conservation Land’s Foundation matched the funds donated FORRC
by FORRC and our members bringing the reward account Mimi Garrat Rodden
to $2,500 almost immediately. Additional donations,
including a $3,500 donation from the locally owned Elaine Holmes
Bonanza World’s Largest Gift Store, has grown the reward William and Jo Johnson
and restoration fund to over $7,000.
Paul Markowski
Friends of Red Rock Canyon have also established a graffiti
reporting site, preserve@friendsofredrockcanyon.org, in Ann McConnell
order to seek updated graffiti locations. We can’t remove it Joan McDaniel
if we don’t know about it.
Lynn Morris
Phil and Stephanie Peters
Sadly, Friends of Red Rock Canyon realize that establishing
an account for information leading to the conviction of George and Judy Phillips
vandals is a necessity. We need to send the message that Carol Richards
Red Rock Canyon is a ‘no-fly’ zone for any destruction.
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S.C. M. R. Hiking Club
Southern NV Rock Art
Henry Staib

Harlan Stockman

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