(Photo by anonymous.)
Laurel and Hardy mural at Market and Main was damaged again this week by taggers. It may be damaged beyond repair. If anyone has camera footage, please give to police.
Celebrate the opening of the third graffiti art wall in Los Angeles Saturday, 21 April noon to 5 pm, 346 3rd Ave, Venice. Yes, third art wall will be on 3rd at Rose!
Meet the graffiti artists of Los Angeles, vendor booths, blackbook signing, sticker trading, food trucks on 3rd.
There are only three graffiti art walls in Los Angeles. One is at the Venice Beach and another is now the west side of 3rd Ave in Venice. They are all run by Bruno Hernandez of Setting the Pace Foundation (STP).
STP mission “To Serve The Public by advocating the improvement of communities through the alternative of inspirational arts.”
West side of 3rd and the graffiti art wall.
East side of 3rd. Public Storage steam cleans the sidewalk in front of their buildings Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. This was taken on a Tuesday. Showgun, who is homeless and on west side of street said “It’s the cleanest sidewalk in Los Angeles.”
Dial 311 or download the LA311 app and report graffiti. It is one of the quickest responding services Los Angeles has. This graffiti is signed and shows they are not afraid of whatever they are not afraid of. It is at 701 Washington Blvd.
Fence on Wavecrest. (Photo by anonymous.)
Starry Night mural on Ocean Front Walk. (Photo by anonymous.)
Give them a graffiti park and they will destroy private property, murals, you name it. Perhaps, it is time to remove the graffiti park on Venice Beach. Last week it was the Vietnam POW memorial on Pacific.
(Photo and caption by Wolf Seeberg.)
Great place for graffiti.
What a great idea. No cans necessary. Each day a new view. More talent required because of lack of color to emphasize the scene.
Stewart Oscars, the Venice graffiti finder, has found more graffiti and stated that he feels the amount of damage done in Venice is increasing.
“I came across a New York Post article, August 6, 2016, titled, ‘How Bratton’s NYPD saved the subway system,'” he wrote. “The article is lengthy and covers more than tagging, however the positive actions used to lessen tagging damage on NY subways could be applied to Venice.” http://nypost.com/2016/08/06/how-brattons-nypd-saved-the-subway-system/
Stewart also asked the question: “Can’t something be done other than paint over it?” The answer is yes. One can paint the wall using anti-graffiti paint. One can put anti-graffiti film on windows. One would assume that there is a clear protective coat that could be painted over most murals too.
1110 Abbot Kinney Blvd
1130 Abbot Kinney Blvd
730 Washington Blvd
Stewart Oscars has become the ultimate graffiti sleuth for Venice. Am sure he submits a list of graffiti to the graffiti removal crew daily. Now he is getting into analyzing the graffiti. The Sheriff’s graffiti detective may be consulting Oscars soon.
(All Photos by Stewart Oscars.)
“The first photo is the Venice Vietnam Memorial Wall, # 2 and 3 are the 1416 Abbot Kinney Mural which was destroyed 6 and 7 July,” he wrote. ” #2 is the first tagging and #3 covers #2 and was done hours later and is the final covering.
“There is surveillance video of the 1416 tagging some of which was shown on CH 2 in a report by Jeff Nguyen. When I watched that report, the letters that the guy on the left is painting sure looked like the letters on the left of the Memorial Wall; and the next letters just to the right on the Wall looked like the final tagging on the 1416 Mural. The photos illustrate the letters.
“Could the tagging on the two murals have been done by same people?”
Angel Castro, a 24-year old, male, Hispanic, was taken into custody on Wednesday afternoon, July 13, 2016. He was wanted by LA Sheriff’s Department Transit Policing Division detectives in connection with the defacement of a Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Venice, California just before Memorial Day this year.
Castro, who uses the moniker “LITER” (pronounced LIGHT-er) was one of the four monikers identified earlier this month by the lead detective on the case, Michael Thibodeaux. Detective Thibodeaux secured a warrant for Castro’s arrest. Castro was taken into custody without incident in the Exposition Park area of Los Angeles by members of the Sheriff’s Department’s Transit Policing Division Crime Impact Team.
During the initial interview with Detective Thibodeaux, Suspect Castro admitted to his role in the vandalism of the Veterans Memorial Wall. Castro was booked at the LASD Century Regional Detention Facility for violation of 594(b)(1) PC – Felony Vandalism. His bail is currently set at $95,000. He is scheduled to be arraigned later this week and could face additional charges as the investigation is still ongoing. LASD Transit Policing Division detectives continue to seek additional information regarding additional suspects, with monikers “PHEB”, “NONER”, and “SNAKE”, that are connected with the tagging of the Veterans Memorial Wall.
If you have information regarding the identities of the other monikers believed to be connected to this crime or any additional information please call the LASD Transit Policing Division detectives at (888) 950-SAFE(7233), or if you wish to remain anonymous, you can call “LA Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477). You also can text the letters “TIPLA” plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or use the website http://lacrimestoppers.org
(All photos by Stewart Oscars.)
Ouchboys did job of destroying another iconic mural in Venice, and according to Stewart Oscars, it was done 6 July. This one is at 1416 Abbot Kinney on side of Caudalia Boutique Spa. Mural had been there a decade.
The two “ouchboys” were caught on film and the 90-minute film is forthcoming. Photos of the two with cartoon caption were posted on the mural as a reminder. Taped to the middle of the mural are the following two 8-1/2 x 11 proofs of the culprits at work.
Los Angeles Sheriff’s Transit detectives believe that they have identified four of the monikers used by the taggers believed to be responsible for the bulk of the damage done to a Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Venice, California last May.
Sheriff’s department said that “Lead detective on the case, Detective Michael Thibodeaux, is a graffiti and tagging crime expert. Using several investigative techniques he’s been able to identify the main monikers on the wall that honors service personnel who were prisoners of war or missing in action during the Vietnam War. “NONER”, “PHEB”, “SNAKE’, and “LITER”, appear to be the names that created the most damage to the wall.”
Detective Thibodeaux discovered that the “NONER” moniker was linked to a tagging group based in the bay area. In the attached flyer is a photograph of the person believed to be NONER. The person in the photo appears to be a male, White, or Hispanic. As you can see in the flyer, the moniker that the person is painting appears to match one from the memorial wall. (see attached photo) NONER may travel between the Los Angeles area and bay area regularly.
If you have information regarding the identity of NONER or any of the other monikers believed to be connected to this crime please call the LASD Transit Policing Division detectives at (888) 950-SAFE(7233), or if you wish to remain anonymous, you can call “LA Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477). You also can text the letters “TIPLA” plus your tip to CRIMES