Good job, Chief Bowen

I am glad that Chief Bowen and the Selma Police Department have been on the case of the gang graffiti in town. It has been a problem lately, as I have noted on this site. I am happy to see that y'all are making "it" happen. Thank you for your efforts.



Selma Gang Leader Arrested - Selma Police have arrested the self-proclaimed leader of the Sel-Town gang following a vandalism spree Tuesday and Wednesday. Officers reportedly caught 20-year-old Immanuel Prince Jr. with paint spray cans in his possession. Prince and Brandon Jerome Green are charged with a total of 16 counts of damaging property plus one break-in. The suspects are accused of spray painting gang graffiti at Brack Wilson Park, inside the Selma Elementary auditorium, on five school buses, a vacant house, sidewalks and street signs. Selma Police Chief Charles Bowen said six people have been arrested by his department in the past three months for vandalizing property with gang graffiti. Selma and Smithfield Police held a joint meeting Wednesday night to discuss the growing problems of gang activity in both towns, but only a dozen people showed up for the forum.