Browsing Archive: June, 2009
Posted by OOPS on Sunday, June 28, 2009,
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Teen arrested for graffiti
By TERRI SANGINITI • The News Journal
• June 26, 2009
A
19-year-old Wilmington man was arrested Thursday as part of an
Anti-Graffiti Task Force investigation for vandalism in three different
jurisdictions in New Castle County.
A YOB who sprayed graffiti over a garden wall is being hunted by police.
The vandal daubed the slogan “KLTV” on the front of a garden wall in Victoria Road, South Woodham Ferrers.
Police say this is not the first time the yob has struck and he has
been spray... Continue reading ...
Posted by Eric Genaro on Thursday, June 25, 2009,
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News
Legendary graffiti at Artlife
Zephyr helped establish the style, but laments the hip hop connection
Published June 25, 2009
by Ken Price
in Visual Arts
Zephyr
leaves his mark on Calgary during a visit in 2006. The artist helped
define the c... Continue reading ...
Posted by tag on Thursday, June 25, 2009,
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Busted
Graffiti and a knife charge — that’s it
By Mike McLaughlin
The Brooklyn Paper
Paint it black
Police made two arrests earlier this month for graffiti “artists” defacing property in Red Hook and Carroll Gardens.
On June 8, an officer nabbed a 22-year-old man who was allegedly
spray-painting a telephone poll on Coffey Street at 1:55 am. The vandal
had a can of black paint and a stencil book on the block between Ferris
and Conover streets, the officer said. The previous night, a ... Continue reading ...
Posted by tag on Thursday, June 25, 2009,
Graffiti vandals caught in the act
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 | 8:59 AM
SAN LEANDRO, CA (KGO) --
San Leandro police caught four accused graffiti vandals in the act with a little help from the Alameda County Fire.
Police took the four suspects into custody on felony vandalism charges.
Officers say the suspects were caught spray painting graffiti on the
side of a warehouse on Washington Street.... Continue reading ...
Posted by WHO on Tuesday, June 23, 2009,
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Graffiti artists in Watford clean up their act
Prolific graffiti artists, who daubed their tags across Watford, have
been forced to clean up their ac... Continue reading ...
Posted by tagone on Tuesday, June 23, 2009,
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Suspected Graffiti Vandal Caught 'Red' Handed
Cincinnati police say the actions of a graffiti artist weren't "2 Kool" over the weekend.
Police
say 19-year-old R*** E**** of Over-the-Rhine was seen using a red ink
pen to write "2 Kool" on a traffic box on the 200 block of Central
Parkway not far from his home.
When they approached him, police sa... Continue reading ...
Posted by TAGONE on Saturday, June 20, 2009,
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Juveniles arrested for 49th graffiti
by amanda marinaccio
Friday, June 19, 2009 10:13 AM EDT
As
residents continue to complain of graffiti affecting their quality of
life, the 49th Precinct is stepping up enforcement, producing two
arrests.
“This is a problem and we have officers out there
targeting locations and we are putting a lot of resources into graffiti
arrests,” said Captain John Greeley of the 49th Precinct. “Quality of
life issues are very important ... Continue reading ...
Posted by TAGONE on Friday, June 19, 2009,
Australians jailed over graffiti
Six "intelligent and well-educated"
Australians have been jailed for causing damage put at £70,000 during a
six-month graffiti spree in London. The men targeted Tube and overground trains, Southwark Crown Court heard. The
graffiti artists, who all admitted criminal damage, were caught in
Ilford, east London, by police officers who heard rattling cans and
smel... Continue reading ...
Posted by TAGONE on Friday, June 19, 2009,
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Police accuse Brookline man with graffiti vandalism
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Police announced today that they have arrested their fourth most wanted graffiti vandal.
Pittsburgh Police
Pittsburgh Police said a Brookline man
is responsible for graffiti found on the Riverfront Trail, top photo,
and at 201 Penn Ave.
Police said M******* C********, 24, of Brookline, was arrested yesterday.
They said he is responsible for the tags "AGANY" and "AGANY-ON... Continue reading ...
Posted by TAGONE on Friday, June 19, 2009,
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Bristol graffiti artist fined
Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 07:00
A
prolific graffiti artist from Bedminster who caused thousands of pounds
worth of damage has been fined and given a community order.
Police arrested L**** ... Continue reading ...
Posted by The News Man on Friday, June 19, 2009,
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News
Graffiti task force makes progress
The News Journal
• June 16, 2009
The
New Castle County Anti-Graffiti Task Force, formed last month to
address ongoing graffiti vandalism throughout the county, has made an
impact.
By Paul Lauener
LONDON (Reuters) - Anonymous graffiti artist Banksy, who enjoys a
cult following around the world, has returned to his home town of
Bristol in western England to launch his biggest exhibition to date.
Typically for a man who keeps his identity secret, the whole project
has been shrouded in mystery, with media, l... Continue reading ...
Posted by TAG on Monday, June 15, 2009,
Graffiti-Tracking System
By admin
From The North County Times
LAKE ELSINORE: City to try graffiti-tracking system
Council takes aim at taggers
By MICHAEL J. WILLIAMS - mwilliams@californian.com | Tuesday, June 9, 2009 10:23 PM PDT ∞
LAKE ELSINORE —- An automated system used to track graffiti in some
cities in Orange and Los Angeles counties will get a whirl in Lake Elsinore, the City Council decided Tuesday.
The council voted 5-0 to give the Tracking Automated Gra... Continue reading ...
Posted by TAG on Monday, June 15, 2009,
Graffiti vandals risk their lives at busy Birmingham line
Jun 11 2009
by Mark Cowan, Birmingham Mail
RAIL
police today warned spray-can vandals they were putting their lives at
risk after a major clean-up was completed to Birmingham’s busiest train
gateway.
Proof House Junction, on the outskirts of Birmingham
city centre, has been repeatedly targeted by louts who have sprayed the
area with graffiti tags.
The problem has cost Network Rail more than £10,... Continue reading ...
Posted by TAG THE MAGNIFICENT on Friday, June 12, 2009,
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Cops link Staten Island graffiti to Brooklyn manby Staten Island Advance
Tuesday June 09, 2009, 4:30 PM
A 29-year-old Brooklyn man who's been caught spray-painting graffiti
off Staten Island faces criminal charges here after his tag surfaced on
a partition in Arrochar, police allege.
The NYPD's Citywide Vandals Task Force arrested O*** B***** this
morning after linking him to a graffiti tag sprayed on a concrete
street partition at the corner of Lily Pond and McLean avenues on April
13, cour... Continue reading ...
Posted by TiDAGG on Friday, June 12, 2009,
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Graffiti artist arrest
POLICE have caught a man in the hunt for a prolific graffiti artist responsible for hundreds of pounds of damage in Winscombe.
The 24-year-old man, believed to be from the area, was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage last week.
It follows a heavy spate of graffiti tagging in the village in the past two months which left few community buildings untouched.
Village beat officer Steve Church said he was investigating more than a dozen sprayed images, with one costing ... Continue reading ...
Posted by TAG THE ONE on Friday, June 12, 2009,
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News
Graffiti artists spray Porsches
Posted By JOE DUARTE, SUN MEDIA, PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA
Porsche Cars North America is encouraging five famed New York City street artists to paint up Por... Continue reading ...
Posted by TAGONE on Wednesday, June 10, 2009,
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News
'Out of control' teen attacked police dog, court hears
June 9, 2009
An "out of control'' teenager has indicated he is likely to plead guilty to attacking a veteran police dog.
Salem,
a 10-year-old German shepherd, was in pursuit of four men suspected of
daubing graffiti on trains when he was allegedly kicked and hit with a
baseball bat at Williamstown rail yards, in Melbourne's west, this
morning.
O... Continue reading ...
Posted by TAGONE on Tuesday, June 9, 2009,
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News
Hollywood grapples with graffiti problem; latest murals are big and bold
By Ihosvani Rodriguez |South Florida Sun Sentinel- 2:20 PM EDT, June 7, 2009
HOLLYWOOD - The work of the unknown artists has been elaborate, colorful and prolific.
But city ... Continue reading ...
Posted by TAGONE on Sunday, June 7, 2009,
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'SUAVE' Main Street graffiti vandal arrested
Published: Saturday, June 6, 2009 12:06 PM CDT
Newark
Police arrested a 17-year-old male from Newark after he was identified
as a graffiti vandal. The juvenile was charged with five counts of
graffiti. Working with information garnered by the Graffiti Task Force,
the investigation determined that the defendant marked the tag “SUAVE”
in at least five locations in the Main Street area. The juvenile was
release... Continue reading ...
Posted by TAGONE on Sunday, June 7, 2009,
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Busted
Graffiti vandalism suspect jailed after Montana arrest
A 20-year-old wanted for felony vandalism is back in Merced after being arrested in Montana, Merced police reported. K*****
H****** was booked into Merced County Jail on Wednesday on suspicion of
covering the M Street bridge near Bear Creek with graffiti in March,
according to Officer Allen Adrian of the... Continue reading ...
Posted by TAGONE on Sunday, June 7, 2009,
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Busted
Habitual graffiti vandal pleads not guilty
Mirabal's trial scheduled to start July 6
By
Mary Ann Cavazos (Contact)
Originally published 01:27 p.m., June 3, 2009
Updated 11:05 p.m., June 3, 2009
Mirabal is in jail on $100,000 bond.
CORPUS CHRISTI —
A 19-year-old accused of being a habitual graffiti vandal has pleaded not guilty to a felony charge.
R**** M****** was arraigned Wednesday on a state jail felony and is
se... Continue reading ...
Posted by V 4 VANDAL on Thursday, June 4, 2009,
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News
Search yields evidence of graffiti activity
Suspect turns himself in to Merced police
By VICTOR A. PATTON
vpatton@mercedsun-star.com
J*****
M*** was arrested on suspicion of vandalizing several businesses Monday
after Merced police conducted a search warrant on his home. During
the search, police discovered a digital camera containing photos of
M***, 32, tagging an unknown location. Officer Alan Adrian said... Continue reading ...
Posted by TAG UNO on Thursday, June 4, 2009,
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114th Pct. Officer Nabs Graffiti Vandal
BY RICHARD GENTILVISO
Police Officer Georgia Karagiannis was in uniform on patrol duty in a
marked police car on April 9 at about 6:50 p.m. when she spotted a
young male, about 18 years old, spray-painting the side of a building.
A member of the 114th Police Precinct's conditions team, Karagiannis
"immediately exited her vehicle and arrested the individual",
Commanding Officer Deputy Inspector Paul Vorbeck said.
At the precinct during processing, V... Continue reading ...
Posted by V 4 VANDAL on Thursday, June 4, 2009,
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News
By Maria Cramer, Globe Staff, and Matt Collette, Globe Correspondent
Prosecutors announced today that they had dropped 14 vandalism
charges against Shepard Fairey, the 39-year-old artist best known for
creating the "Hope" poster associated with Barack Obama's presidential
campaign.
Shepard Fairey
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Fairey, a Los Angeles artist whos... Continue reading ...
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