Any Cajen or Rebar Graffitti on Your Property?
If you have any property damaged with either of the tags below please call 646-5100 and file a report. Officer W. Hawkins Kuper, Community Ofc. – Environmental Ofc. – Graffiti Det. of the 3rd Precinct is building a case against two individuals recently arrested. The more examples of damage the better the case.
REBAR is written all over the brick sidewalks and trash cans in Oregon Hill. I will contact Kuper (who, by the way, does a fantastic job).
so because someone decides to write ‘cajen’ or ‘rebar’ that means its the same person?
i can go write rebar and cajen on anything in richmond and youll just blame it on the same two people every time?
get some actual proof that they did anything or shut the **** up
“Offensive word replaced by editor”
Who wrote the Media Release cited here? What is the source?
Unsure of the author of the Media Release but it was forwarded to me by Lt. John O’Kleaskey and the original email was from Officer Kuper.
Although not private property, there is a Cajen tag on the concrete wall downtown at 2nd and Canal
I’m sorry about the inappropriate comment by one person, but gang tagging is something that police departments in most urban areas understand quite well. I don’t know the details of what is or is not a legitimate tag, but they do. Officer Kuper does an excellent job for our communities, and if he is asking for help, I think we ought to provide it, without the vulgarities.
Judging by the confiscated items, I am sure the sketch books (and picture books) will link the artwork to the artist and provide plenty of proof. I agree the comment above is innappropriate and does not add to the discussion. Artists are proud of their work and go to great lengths to have their work visible. Although, I am certain this is not gang related. Just a run of the mill graf crew doing some late night, drunken bombing. This time they got busted. I propose A LOT of community service and HEAVY fines. The jails are crowded enough.
There is another Cajen tag at 2nd and Byrd…so, one at either end of the expressway overpass.
At #2, the short answer would be “NO”.
Looks like one of these losers may have been previously arrested up in Northern VA. I bet that is where mommy and daddy live…
“with three counts of destruction of property for allegedly spraying graffiti in three different areas, police said. Richard J. Moszumanski of 10114 Copeland Drive in Manassas was charged after police received …”
[...] If you are the victim of graffiti (REBAR” or “CAJEN”), please see the notice below and contact the Richmond Police [...]
that is not gang graffiti…and i think richmond police have more to focus on with all the armed robberies, muggings, gunplay, and murders. Every city has graffiti in it and that should be the least of the cities worries.
Property damage and vandalism aren’t acceptable, and are in fact crimes. These guys were caught in the act and should be punished.
Graffitti ‘artists’ can always go purchase their own canvas or other surfaces to use as backgrounds for their creative expression, which in this case is signing their name on any available surface.
Which, if you think about it, is not unlike a dog cocking it’s leg to mark its territory.
OK, #11, why not post your address so they can use your house, garage, fence, etc. for their canvas.
I ask because the press release speaks in absolution; a way that can be consider libel. Given that the internet is a Federal medium, whether or not it was their intent or not to write it up as they did, if any of the following alleged are found innocent in a court of law they can most certainly file for a law suit against not only the author, but anyone who makes the libel public.
Additionally, the inclusion of the street address of each of the alleged walks a very fine line of infringing on one’s civil rights to privacy. Furthermore, there is absolutely no reason for that information to be included in the media release.
It is highly advised that you have your source (author) revise the media release.
Thank you for your concern anon. I have removed the link. If anyone needs to see the media release they can contact Officer W. Hawkins Kuper directly.
Don’t think of it as vandalism if its just on a blank surface. Think of it as public beautification. If its a house or something like a fence thats certainly a crime, but on a blank concrete wall? If art is good its not really an issue is it? Its creative expression for everyone to see. I fully support it.
I’d posit that tagging is not art.
stop waisting ****ing (profanity removed by moderator) tax payers dollars on harmless art forms such as this (which happen to fall under our rights of freedom of speech) and start focusing on more pressing issues in Richmond! People who knark need to find a god damn hobby, other than suppressing colorful self expression on dull concrete walls.
Spray paint is a great medium and colorful self expression on blank concrete walls (authorized by owners) can be considered art. Scribbling a name on stop signs, public and private property is not art, it is vandalism and it is ugly. The latter is a way of “waisting ***ing (profanity removed by moderator) tax payers dollars”.
“Harmless” is subjective.
When someone’s private property is altered without their permission, that is considered vandalism, and most assuredly does not fall into the freedom of speech category.
The general public also has a reasonable expectation that their property (i.e. public property) be protected from vandalism, and that any vandals be actively prosecuted.
If you really don’t want to see taxpayer dollars “wasted” on grafitti cleanup, then there is a simple solution: DON’T TAG IN THE FIRST PLACE.
Doh!
if graffiti didn’t have a certain stigma, no “concerned citizens” would be up in arms about it. if someone spilled a gallon of paint on your front porch you would be on less of a witch hunt than if someone scribbled something illegible on a trash can lid. its more of the same..i’m sure a completely ridiculous fine and an absurd amount of community service will be imposed. way to go, progress.