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Jake Burns, Wayne Covil, thank Petersburg Pawn for cleaning up racist graffiti

Posted at 5:35 PM, Jan 06, 2020
and last updated 2020-01-10 10:08:55-05

PETERSBURG, Va. -- In December,racist graffiti showed up all over Petersburg.

But a local pawn shop "Petersburg Pawn" quickly stepped in to clean it up so that the community didn't have to see it for long.

For the first CBS  6 Gives of 2020,  Jake Burns, Wayne Covil, and Deputy Chief Travis Christian with Petersburg Police surprised Dave, the owner of Petersburg Pawn, and his team member with a BBQ lunch and all the fixin's from Ettrick Deli.

CBS 6 Gives honors folks who do so much for the community with the hope others will be inspired to pay it forward. You can watch previous CBS 6 Gives segments here.

CBS 6 Gives is made possible with help from our friends at Loyalty Automotive.

CBS 6 Gives is made possible with help from our friends at Loyalty Automotive.