15-year felony raises questions about Mayor Duggan’s anti-graffiti crusade
The crackdown has led to a reduction of illegal graffiti, but at what price?
Mayor Duggan’s graffiti crackdown targets fundraiser for firefighters
Police are threatening to arrest a graphic designer for creating images of broken hydrants that ended up on light poles and vacant buildings.
Mayor Duggan’s war on graffiti targets victims of vandalism, costing them $1,000+
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is ratcheting up his crusade against graffiti, fining businesses and homeowners who fail to remove spray paint from their properties within a week of getting a notice from city inspectors.
Detroit declares war on murals, goes after popular Grand River Creative Corridor
The Grand River Creative Corridor has transformed drab, abandoned buildings into colorful works of art on Detroit’s west side, drawing international acclaim and becoming a model for combatting blight.
No jail for Grosse Pointe teens who defaced downtown Detroit buildings with graffiti
The three Grosse Pointe Woods teens were the first arrested under a new crackdown on graffiti and had faced five years in prison.
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.
Popular Detroit artist defaces tribute to Asian American icon Vincent Chin
Vandals defaced beautiful murals at the Grand River Creative Corridor for the first time in its three years of existence.
Grosse Pointe teens who defaced downtown buildings likely to receive reduced charges
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.
Vandals smash urns, spray graffiti at historic cemetery in Detroit
It’s the third serious act of vandalism in as many years at Woodmere Cemetery, one of Detroit’s oldest, most historically significant cemeteries.
3 Grosse Pointe teens charged with felonies for downtown Detroit graffiti
Police say the arrests are part of a new crackdown on graffiti as vandalism gets out of control.