Posted by Tag One on Wednesday, June 30, 2010,
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(06-23) 14:48 PDT Los Angeles, CA (AP) --
Prosecutors are seeking an injunction designed to thwart a graffiti
crew known for massive scrawls of its Metro Transit Assassins initials
"MTA" along a quarter-mile stretch of the concrete-lined Los Angeles
River.
The Los Angeles city attorney's civil court injunction request filed
Wednesday identifies 10 members of the MTA vandalism squad. Unlike other
anti-gang injunctions, the city attorney's office says the one
targeting MTA is the first... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tag One on Tuesday, February 16, 2010,
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By DIANA KUYPER Special to The News-Sun
Village officials hope a new portable wireless camera system will
deter vandals and prevent graffiti, an ongoing problem throughout the
village according to interim Police Chief Gary Bitler. The Village Board on Monday approved purchasing a flash cam digital vandalism deterrent system at a cost of $6,800. "We
will target one area and install the real camera and three fake cameras
and nobody will know where the real camera is located," said Mayor... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tag One on Tuesday, January 26, 2010,
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A GROUP of youths was caught breaking into the Merredin Swimming Pool recently. The
youths were spotted jumping over the pool fence by a community member
on the evening of Thursday, January 7, which set off the security
lights. The community member called the police who apprehended the group in the swimming pool. The youths caused significant graffiti damage to the pool deck and in the male and female toilets. They used industrial paint markers to leave their tag. Pool manager Neil Lavers said it ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tag One on Tuesday, January 26, 2010,
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A WODONGA businessman who has spent $30,000 on security is frustrated
with the legal system after his shop continues to be vandalised. Paul
Oberin, from Paul’s Ski Shop, said the law was protecting youths who
had damaged his Thomas-Mitchell Drive business six times in two years. The latest incident saw tags spray-painted on his shop front on December 12. The incident was caught on security cameras and footage was passed on to police but Mr Oberin said no one had been charged. “I used to say t... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tag One on Thursday, January 7, 2010,
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GRAFFITI vandals face up to two years in jail or a $24,000 fine under tough new penalties now in effect.
The new laws, introduced last week, will effectively double the maximum
penalties for graffiti as part of the State Government’s crackdown on
antisocial behaviour in Western Australia. Attorney General Christian Porter said graffiti increased by more than 30 per cent in WA in the past six years. “Graffiti is just one type of antisocial behaviour the people of this State are fed up wit... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tag One on Sunday, October 25, 2009,
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The
pilot scheme, which is the first of its kind in the UK, will see
offenders carry out the sentence in their local neighbourhood. The project was launched by Central Scotland Police in Stirling's Raploch area on Thursday. There were 5,453 instances of vandalism in the area last year. The scheme will operate with the help of the court and Stirling Council. Once
an instance of vandalism has been reported to police, Stirling Council
wardens will seek permission from affected landlords to use t... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tag One on Wednesday, September 16, 2009,
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By Jeff Stebbins Newschannel 10 Amarillo - Business owners may get some relief this year if they fall victim to vandalism. All it takes is a can of spray paint and a pair of idle hands to inflict unsightly damage on your business. The
Khiva Shriners Temple was vandalized last year, and recorder Wilton
Manley could find no sense of reason behind the actions, saying, "I
think it's a disgrace that someone has to express themselves in that
way, and deface the building or whatever they put i... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tag One on Monday, August 31, 2009,
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Frank Stoltze: Trutanich told KPCC’s "Patt Morrison"
that like gang injunctions, graffiti injunctions would allow police to
arrest members of tagging crews for associating with each other in
graffiti-ridden neighborhoods.
Carmen Trutanich: These are organized groups, much
like a gang, who have an illegal purpose that could be to claim their
territory, that could be promote their name, it could be to claim
victory for a crime.
Stoltze: An American Civil Liberties Union attorney
said that ta... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tag One on Tuesday, August 25, 2009,
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Los Angeles City Atty. Carmen Trutanich wants to give police the
ability to arrest "taggers" simply for hanging out together, without
having to catch them in the act -- raising thorny constitutional issues
as he lays the groundwork for a campaign to tackle the city's vexing
graffiti problem.
In an interview, Trutanich said his staff has begun amassing
street-level intelligence and reviewing legal strategies that would
pave the way for a series of injunctions targeting graffiti and
"tagging" ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Tag One on Saturday, July 25, 2009,
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3:30 PM | July 23, 2009
A dozen surveillance cameras have been installed inside a San Fernando Valley tunnel hard-hit by graffiti vandalism. The
711-foot tunnel on Sherman Way next to the Van Nuys Airport has been
riddled with graffiti for
years, and residents were fed up, said Stacy Bellew, a spokeswoman for
Los Angeles City Councilman Tony Cardenas, who represents the area. “Our
main message was, 'Taggers beware. You are ent... Continue reading ...
Posted by Who on Tuesday, July 7, 2009,
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Civic leader to monitor graffiti-related sentencing
Canatta: Residents want tougher penaltiesby DANIEL BEEKMAN
Thursday, July 2, 2009 10:24 AM EDT
Tony
Canatta is headed to court. He and other members of the Waterbury
LaSalle Community Association want the Bronx judicial bench to know:
residents of the east Bronx consider graffiti a serious offense. The
WLCA will launch a court watcher initiative soon, Canatta said. It has
been a topic of discussion for a year or t... Continue reading ...
Posted by TAG on Friday, July 3, 2009,
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CCPD Going After Parents Of Teenage Taggers
Updated: June 30, 2009 10:10 PM
CORPUS CHRISTI - The police department briefed the city council Tuesday on the city's chronic problem with graffiti vandalism. The department's purpose was to make the new council aware of legal actions that can be taken against the parents of taggers. All over the city, restaurants, schools and even churches are being tagged. However, the police department said Tuesday's announcement could put an end to the pr...
Posted by TAGONE on Thursday, May 14, 2009,
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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 TAGONE on Thursday, May 7, 2009,
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Scratching Out Etching Acidby Courtney Gross
May 7, 2009
Carving out another obstacle for graffiti "vandals," the City
Council approved legislation Wednesday that requires merchants who sell
etching acid to keep purchasers' personal information for a year.
Its effects apparent on storefront windows and bus station vestibules, etching acid has become the "most destructive" of graffiti tools,
said the bill's sponsor, Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. Approved by a
vote o... Continue reading ...
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