'We want this to stop': Milwaukee neighborhood facing ongoing property graffiti vandalism

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Ongoing vandalism in a Milwaukee neighborhood is causing major frustration among neighbors and business owners.

"It makes me upset, we've got a lot of hardworking people in the area, and we don’t need our property defaced," said Steven Price, a Milwaukee resident.

Residents say graffiti is being drawn on their garages, fences and businesses in the Forest Home Hills neighborhood.

"When I saw all the graffiti on our garages, then I came to the store and I saw this, I said oh my God that can't be happening," said Alberto Aguirre, a Milwaukee resident. "That is going too far."

Sodika Lasisi has owned SISI's Food and Beverages for four years now. He says this month is the second time his shop has been recently defaced and this time he caught it all on camera.

"I just hope this can stop," said Lasisi. "I hope they can catch the people that were doing it, because it's going to cost a lot of money to take them off."

Residents say the graffiti is a problem they can't beat, saying it's been an ongoing issue since the summer.

"We want this to stop," said Aaguirre.

Now months later, with no solution in sight, they say they are hesitant to even pay to cover up the markings. Homeowners say they've been hit several times and graffiti keeps reappearing.

"Yeah, it's really frustrating and that’s my concern," said Lasisi. "That’s the reason I haven’t taken them off yet, because I'm thinking when I take them off, they are going to come back and paint them again."

Residents say they want the people responsible to be accountable.

CBS 58 reached out to the Milwaukee Police Department for more information on this case and has not heard back yet.