Detroit police arrest 5 more graffiti vandals in continued crackdown
The alleged vandals belong to a group known as TCK Crew, which has vandalized buildings throughout the city.
The alleged vandals belong to a group known as TCK Crew, which has vandalized buildings throughout the city.
Vandals defaced beautiful murals at the Grand River Creative Corridor for the first time in its three years of existence.
Don’t expect prosecutors to throw the book at three Grosse Pointe Woods teenagers who were caught on surveillance spray-painting two downtown Detroit buildings.
It’s the third serious act of vandalism in as many years at Woodmere Cemetery, one of Detroit’s oldest, most historically significant cemeteries.
Police say the arrests are part of a new crackdown on graffiti as vandalism gets out of control.
The graffiti is yet another blow to supporters of the art project after a suspicious fire ripped through the group’s two houses near the Michigan Central Station.
Deciding to convert resources to graffiti, scrapping and dumping isn’t easy for a police department already struggling to respond timely to violent crimes.
Three teens captured on surveillance spray painting a downtown Detroit building owned by billionaire Dan Gilbert have been identified and could turn themselves in as early as today.
Surveillance cameras captured three young, female graffiti vandals painting on the side of the 1001 Woodward building, and owner Dan Gilbert is urging employees, security and police to help track down the “fancies ladies.”
The Knight Foundation plans to award the top art projects with money as part of a multi-million-dollar investment in Detroit.