Tracking Automated and Graffiti Reporting System
The Tracking Automated and Graffiti Reporting System (TAGRS) is used to
store and track (GPS) graffiti incidents. It is designed to help
investigators identify and prosecute graffiti suspects as a shared database amoung all Law Enforcements and it is FREE.
TAGRS receives its data from two main sources. The first source is
from the city public works, cities entities or Orange County
Transportation Authority (OCTA). These entities have access to TAGRS
through an internet portal. The entities will input the graffiti
information including address, amount of damage, photo(s) of the
graffiti and date and time it was discovered. After the public
entities document the damage it is electronically sent through the
internet portal to the law enforcement official responsible for
investigating crimes within that area or jurisdiction.
The law enforcement official will receive these incidents, including
photos of the damage through TAGRS. The law enforcement official will
have the ability to view, edit, and update the report with known
information including the moniker, gang or crew name.
The second source of data will come from crime reports (ICR). These
reports will be entered into TAGRS along with the photo(s) of the
damage. The investigating officer will then be responsible for adding
any other known information (i.e. damage amount, moniker, gang or crew
name).
Upon the discovery of the identity of a graffiti suspect(s), the
information will be added to TAGRS. Any future searches of TAGRS might
reveal or uncover further graffiti incidents involving the same
suspect(s).