This weekend, folks from JMU and this neighborhood will come together to get rid of this graffiti, and some of the work is already starting. Workers are putting primer on to cover up what many residents call an eye sore to the neighborhood. The gang task force knows what these markings means all too well.

"When we see pitchforks, we know that that's opposing to our Surenos gangs, so again we're starting to see the representation of other gangs coming in here and starting to build a rivalry back and forth through graffiti.

Sergeant Chris Rush says painting over the graffiti will not only change the pavilion visually, but it will send a message to gang members that the community doesn't want them there.

"So over time, that message gets out to the gang members, and instead of them coming back and putting something new up every time, they'll eventually move on and find a different place where they can come; they can do this all the time and they're not going to be bothered," says Rush.

Property owner Rose McDonaldson says even though the pavilion is covered in gang-graffiti, she doesn't believe it is coming from the residents of the park.

"There's a lot of good people in this park," says Rose McDonaldson, the property manager. "People that would give you their shirt off their back. And I just feel like maybe the park is getting a bad rep."

And that is why the pavilion is getting a makeover.

"We have, and this would actually be an opposing gang, and this is what we're trying to prevent this is the reason why we're doing this on Saturday is keep this from starting to occur," says Rush.

Sergeant Rush tells me the graffiti is a community problem. On Saturday, the community will be coming together along with Attorney General Bob McDonnell to battle the graffiti problem. If you would to help out this weekend can call the Rockingham Commonwealth Attorney's office at 564-3350.