7 alleged members of L.A. tagging crew arrested
Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times
The MTA (Metro Transit Assassins) graffiti on the L.A. River between the 1st st. bridge and the 4th St. bridge on Jan. 28.
Authorities say the Metro Transit Assassins created the city's largest tag -- a three-story-high, half-mile-long scrawl of its moniker along the concrete banks of the Los Angeles River.
In the macho, braggart, narcissistic world of Los Angeles tagging, no one can match the Metro Transit Assassins crew.
Authorities said the group is responsible for some of the city's most notorious acts of vandalism, most notably L.A.'s largest tag: the giant, half-mile-long "MTA" scrawl that appeared last year along the concrete banks of the Los Angeles River near downtown.
Authorities said the group is responsible for some of the city's most notorious acts of vandalism, most notably L.A.'s largest tag: the giant, half-mile-long "MTA" scrawl that appeared last year along the concrete banks of the Los Angeles River near downtown.
But on Wednesday, authorities said they finally had arrested the MTA crew, including "Smear," a well-known "graffiti artist" whose work has been sold in some downtown L.A. art galleries.
These are not kids from the streets.
Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said one of the suspects drives a $60,000 BMW while another wore a diamond-and-ruby-encrusted Metro logo pendant valued at $27,000.
"These individuals are responsible for tags not only in Los Angeles, but Las Vegas and San Francisco," said sheriff's Cmdr. Dan Finkelstein, chief of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority police.These are not kids from the streets.
Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said one of the suspects drives a $60,000 BMW while another wore a diamond-and-ruby-encrusted Metro logo pendant valued at $27,000.
Authorities have long been frustrated by MTA, which they said is responsible for thousands of tags on businesses and public spaces, as well as transit buses and trains, which has been the taggers' particular target.
THE ARTICLE GOES ON TO TALK ABOUT THE ARMY CORE OF ENGINEERS ESTIMATING THAT IT WILL COST
$3.7 MILLION DOLLARS TO REMOVE THE PAINT
BECAUSE.....quote unquote
"HAZARDOUS MATERIAL CREWS MUST CREATE AN ELABORATE DAM TO CAPTURE ALL THE RUNOFF WATER SO IT DOESN'T GET INTO THE RIVERBED."
HAS EVERYBODY GONE MAD?
#1....IT LOOKS PRETTY COOL
#2....IT'S PAINT AND IT CAN BE PAINTED OVER
#3....MAKE THE TAGGERS PAINT IT THE COLOR
IT WAS.....WHICH IS A COLOR LIKE CONCRETE
WHICH IS A COLOR LIKE......GRAY.
#4....$3.7 MILLION???????
#5....SOMEBODY SHOULD TELL BARACK THAT LOS
LOS ANGELES IS PLANNING TO SPEND $3.7
MILLION DOLLARS ON THIS PROJECT AND
THEN WONDER WHY LA DIDN'T GET ANY
OF THAT BAILOUT MONEY.
IT'S PAINT....AND IF THE TAGGERS ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE IT DID BEFORE, MY PERSONAL GUESS IS THAT THEY CAN DO IT FOR AROUND.......THE COST OF THE PAINT.....PROBABLY ABOUT $2500.00 FOR GRAY INDUSTRIAL PAINT.
$3.7 MILLION???????????????????????????????????
THIS MIGHT BE ONE OF THE MOST RIDICULOUS STORIES I HAVE EVER READ.
THE LEAD ARTIST ON THIS PROJECT IS
"SMEAR"
Christan Gheoghiu is his real name and apparently he has developed a following within the gallery scene.
Ok SMEAR...time to get busy.
The only thing stranger would be if the city had to pay Smear to do the repainting because of civil rights infringements.
But remember the United States Government has issued contracts for cleaning up toxic waste sites to the companies that created the toxic waste....so anything is possible in a day and age where I ask the simple question....
HAS EVERYBODY GONE BONKERS?
Michael Timothy McAlevey
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