Browsing Archive: May, 2009
Posted by Eric Genaro on Sunday, May 31, 2009,
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News
Graffiti Artist Annoying Community
Reported by: Tinisha Shade WCIA 3
Friday, May 29, 2009 @05:25pm CST
Police in Georgetown want to talk to a graffiti artist who's making a
name for himself, all over town. Someone's been spraying "Lil Mike" on
local businesses, now the city wants it to stop. Whoever Lil Mike is,
he certainly wants people to see his... Continue reading ...
Posted by TAGONE on Sunday, May 31, 2009,
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News
Bristol vandal spared jail after £1 million damage
Friday, May 29, 2009, 07:00
A
graffiti vandal responsible for an estimated £1 million of damage in
Bristol who was warned he would be imprisoned if he continued to breach
community punishment breached it for a FOURTH time – but still avoided
jail.
... Continue reading ...
Posted by TAGONE on Friday, May 29, 2009,
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Busted
| Seven Indicted On Graffiti Vandalism Ring |
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Posted by TAGWON on Thursday, May 28, 2009,
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Charged
3:31 PM | May 26, 2009
Daredevil
tagger Buket, whose brazen daylight "bomb" of a sign over the Hollywood
Freeway gained him Internet fame, was charged today with five counts of
felony vandalism and probation violations from two previous court cases.
In December, a judge sentenced Buket, whose real name is C****
Y******, to 10 months in an L.A. County jail, 256 hours of graffiti
removal and five years' formal probation after he pleaded guil... Continue reading ...
Posted by V 4 VANDAL on Wednesday, May 27, 2009,
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Busted
Two arrested for Charlottetown graffiti
Last Updated:
Monday, May 25, 2009 | 4:54 PM AT
Charlottetown Police arrested two people on the weekend in connection with graffiti that has appeared around the city.
On Saturday, police executed a search warrant at a city home and arrested a 20-year-old man.
He's facing several charges of damage to property.
In what police said is an unrelated arrest, they arrested a 17-year-old boy later that night.
Police... Continue reading ...
Posted by V 4 VANDAL on Monday, May 25, 2009,
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Charged
Graffiti teen sentenced to curfew
12:28pm Sunday 24th May 2009 By Naomi Loomes
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A TEENAGE graffiti vandal who went on a city centre tagging spree has been given a suspended sentence.
R****** O’K*****, 18, was found guilty of spraying ‘Kona’ and other slogans on buildings a... Continue reading ...
Posted by TAG on Monday, May 25, 2009,
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News
Sydney police arrest 31 in teen gang crackdown
Gangs, car hoons and graffiti vandals have been targeted in a police crackdown on juvenile crime in Sydney's west.
Police
conducted Operation Lorn on Friday and Saturday in response to a recent
spate of crime and anti-social behaviour in Penrith and St Marys.
Police
arrested 31 people during the two-night crackdown for offences
including car theft, assaul... Continue reading ...
Posted by Hmmmm on Saturday, May 23, 2009,
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Busted
Stafford Graffiti Artist Arrested Again While Awaiting Sentencing
By DAVID OWENS |The Hartford Courant
VERNON
- A Stafford artist best known for the graffiti he painted all around
town three summers ago is facing 15 months in prison for violatin... Continue reading ...
Posted by TAGONE on Saturday, May 23, 2009,
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Busted
Five 'tagging crew' members arrested
CHICO
— Police announced the arrest Friday of "tagging crew" members
responsible for ongoing graffiti damage at schools and several other
locations in Chico. Among five juveniles taken into custody, one has three prior
arrests and is allegedly responsible for hundreds of dollars in
graffiti damage. A second youth is reportedly responsible for damage in
the thousands of dollars. A 14-year-old boy arrested May 14 is allegedly responsible for
felony level va... Continue reading ...
Posted by TAGONE on Saturday, May 23, 2009,
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Busted
May 20, 2009 13:19 by John
Deputy David Beeler began receiving reports in August of 2008 that
Orange County Transit Authority buses were being vandalized with
graffiti by a culprit who marked his work with the moniker “NAPR” or
“NAPPER”.
Information about the case was placed into the Department’s TAGRS
database, without which there was little chance of finding the suspect
short of catching him in th... Continue reading ...
Posted by Eric Genaro on Saturday, May 23, 2009,
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Busted
Punk Tagger Busted: Good Riddance
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Posted by V 4 VANDAL on Saturday, May 23, 2009,
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News
| San Bernardino Graffiti Crack Down Nets Dozens Of Arrests |
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Wednesday, 20 May 2009 |
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By Chris Levister --
Waterman Avenue is arguably one of San Bernardino’s
busiest and highest revenue generating corridors. Take a stroll along the north
south route and something is amiss.
“Its frustrating. It’s one of the most complained about
crime issues in the city,” says Cheryl Brown... |
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Posted by V 4 VANDAL on Friday, May 22, 2009,
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Busted
Aussies charged over graffiti attacks in London
Article from: 
David Murray in London
May 21, 2009 11:53am
A GANG of six Australian men have been remanded in jail for graffiti attacks on London's transport network.
The men, part of a gang known as AMF, allegedly caused more than $140,000 damage to trains and railways stations.
The group's "trophy pictur... Continue reading ...
Posted by Eric Genaro on Friday, May 22, 2009,
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Graffiti TV
Posted by TAGONE on Thursday, May 21, 2009,
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Charged
Graffiti 'legend' sentenced to 13 months
By DALE VINCENT
New Hampshire Union Leader Staff
Wednesday, May. 20, 2009
MANCHESTER – A
self-described graffiti legend was sentenced to a year in jail and,
after he made an obscene comment to a news photographer, the judge
found him in contempt and added another 30 days. "You are not an
artist. You are not a legend. You are just a criminal," Hillsborough
County Superior Court Judg... Continue reading ...
Posted by V 4 VANDAL on Wednesday, May 20, 2009,
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Busted
Graffiti vandal caught at Morphettville
MICHAEL MILNES, POLICE REPORTER
May 19, 2009 09:45am
A
GRAFFITI vandal was caught yellow-handed by police after tell-tale
paint on his fingers linked him to a tagging spree at Morphettville.
Police saw the 19-year-old dumping a paint spray can in bushes on Hendrie St, about 8.30pm on Saturday.
His hands were allegedly covered in yellow paint and ... Continue reading ...
Posted by V 4 VANDAL on Wednesday, May 20, 2009,
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Charged
Cops tag serial vandal in PTC
Tue, 05/19/2009 - 4:05pm
By: John Munford
Peachtree City police have filed more criminal charges against a Senoia man for graffiti painted in several areas of town.
P**** J*** L****, 23, of Stonebridge Way, Senoia, is accused of
“tagging” graffiti on rear business doors at the Braelinn shopping
center and brick walls at First Baptist Church and Kane Yama Japanese
Steakhouse & Sushi Bar, according to warrants for his arrest.
L**** is also ... Continue reading ...
Posted by TAGONE on Tuesday, May 19, 2009,
Italy: Government declares war on 'graffiti artists'
Rome, 18 May (AKI) - Italy's conservative
government is declaring war on the army of so-called graffiti artists
who deface buildings, public transport and monuments throughout the
country. Graffit artists will face prison terms from one to six months
and fines from 1,000 up to 3,000 euros. The measures are part of a
security bill passed by the Italian lower house of parliament and is
now being considered by the Senate.
The 'graffiti art... Continue reading ...
Posted by Eric Genaro on Tuesday, May 19, 2009,
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Busted
Graffiti vandal jailed
A TEENAGER who caused �100,000 of damage during a two-year crime wave has been jailed for nine months.
D***** R******, of Kingsway, Caversham Park Village, sprayed graffiti on trains and rail stations across the South-East.
He struck in Reading, Basingstoke, Farnham, Guildford, Woking,
Redhill, Aylesbury, Clapham Junction and Amersham between January 2006
and December 2007.
R*****... Continue reading ...
Posted by FACE on Monday, May 18, 2009,
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Old Skool
Posted by TAGONE on Monday, May 18, 2009,
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Charged
Jail time urged for convicted graffiti vandals
By DAN TUOHY
New Hampshire Union Leader
MANCHESTER – Prosecutors
want two men accused of being graffiti taggers, one of whom allegedly
boasted they were "legends," to go straight to jail for a year. Manchester police also seek stiff penalties, such as jail time, as a deterrent. While the punishment needs to fit the crime, community leaders say, jail time is important in these high-profile ca... Continue reading ...
Posted by TAG on Saturday, May 16, 2009,
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News
Levee officer whose vehicle struck and killed vandal won't be charged
by Mary Sparacello, The Times-Picayune
Friday May 15, 2009, 5:18 PM
Prosecutors have finally decided not to file charges against an East Jefferson Levee District police officer whose vehicle hit and killed a teen-aged vandal in Kenner almost two years ago.
The Jefferson Parish district attorney's office
made the decision after receiving results last week of forensics tests
showing that the officer, Raymond Zabala, was not ... Continue reading ...
Posted by TAGONE on Friday, May 15, 2009,
Score one for the Mayor's Anti-Graffiti Task Force: The NYPD arrested 34 year old Patrick McCormick, tag Map, yesterday. M******** was on the NYPD's 50 "Worst of the Worst" graffiti vandals list. The thing is, M******** was arrested after smashing the window of an A train
in front of a police officer, who was behind him. It was on Saturday
afternoon, near the Beach 98th Street stop in Rockaway.... Continue reading ...
Posted by TAG UNO on Friday, May 15, 2009,
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Charged
Graffiti Vandal Who Caused $16,000 in Damage Pled No Contest
Posted: May 14, 2009 06:17 PM
Updated: May 14, 2009 07:09 PM
SANTA
CRUZ, Calif- C*** El*** C****** of Aptos, age 21 pled no contest to
one count of felony vandalism and nine counts of misdemeanor vandalism. Sheriff's
Office began investigating the graffiti vandal known as SAKE or SAKER
in February 2009. Through the investigation, the moniker was identified
as that of C******. C******'s tags were found on private
businesses, ...
Posted by THE LAW on Thursday, May 14, 2009,
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News
Bad buzz for vandals
City experiments with noisemaker that irritates young people
By FRANK LANDRY, CITY HALL BUREAU
Last Updated: 13th May 2009, 2:10am
It could be one way to get taggers to buzz off.
The city is experimenting with a device called the Mosquito as
a means to control graffiti. The electronic gizmo emits a
high-frequency sound that people older than 25 reportedly can't hear
because of natural hearing loss.
Sharon Chapman, graffiti project ... Continue reading ...
Posted by TAGONE on Thursday, May 14, 2009,
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New Laws
2:21 PM | May 13, 2009
[Updated, 4 p.m:
The City Council postponed a decision until May 20 because at least 12
members are required to approve and adopt an ordinance and the minimum
number was not present today.] The Los Angeles City Council was
scheduled to consider today adopting an ordinance that would hold
parents financially accountable for the graffiti vandalism caused by
their children. Under the proposed law, parents would be cited
for such vandalism, and the proceeds would... Continue reading ...
Posted by TAG on Wednesday, May 13, 2009,
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Busted
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Eastvale tagger charged with felony vandalismCreated: 05/12/2009 01:49:16 PM PDT
Riverside
County sheriff's deputies from the Jurupa Valley Station were told on
April 30 that there were several areas near 68th Street and the 15 that
had been spray painted, according to a sheriff's news release.
The graffiti included a 6-by-12 foot moniker on the wall, deputies said.
A responding deputy, who worked with the Jurupa Community Services
District and the Eleanor Roosevel... |
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Posted by Rice Enarog on Tuesday, May 12, 2009,
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News
Prince William jokes: I am Banksy
1 day ago
LONDON (AP) — Prince William has a confession to make. The
prince, second in line to the British throne, jokingly told art lovers
Monday he was the mysterious graffiti artist Banksy. The reclusive
artist, who has covered London buildings with his artwork, avoids being
photographed and has not confirmed his real name. Prince William
got laughs for the line Monday during an appearance at London's
century-old Whitechapel Gallery, which recently complet... Continue reading ...
Posted by TAGONE on Monday, May 11, 2009,
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Street Art
Artist Banksy creates ‘self-portrait’ on East London office block
Posted by tagone on Saturday, May 9, 2009,
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Busted
Arrests made in $36,000 Roseville Graffiti Spree
Friday afternoon, officers served search warrants in Roseville,
Rocklin, Citrus Heights and Rocklin, and arrested five individuals
suspected of at least 318 separate incidents of graffiti vandalism.
They are suspected members of a "tagging team" that caused $36,840 in
property damage in Roseville alone. The group is also being
investigated for an additional $80,000 in property damage in Sacramento
County and on Union Pacific Railroad property...
Posted by TAGWON on Saturday, May 9, 2009,
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News
Pelham Bay graffiti faces the brush
Klein to attack vandalism
by amanda marinaccio
Friday, May 8, 2009 10:54 AM EDT
Gilroy teen charged with 120 counts of vandalism for graffiti; parents could get cleanup billPosted: 04/21/2009 01:13:52 PM PDT Updated: 04/21/2009 01:13:54 PM PDT
With graffiti on the rise throughout the South Bay, Gilroy
police hope the recent arrest of several teens who are suspected of
causing thousands of dollars in damages through tagging sends a message
to vandals and their parents. One of the teens, a
17-year-old male, was charged with 120 counts of vandalism, ac... |
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