Gangs have long utilized graffiti as a coded means of communication ... For example, a red letter “B” with an arrow pointing upward indicates the presence of the Bloods gang.

Law enforcement officials have said that it's just a fact that gangs exist and operate in Greater Lafayette. Rather than ignoring or just covering up graffiti, reporting those symbols and letters ...

The graffiti may be evidence a gang with roots in Los Angeles is attempting to recruit ... As he was leaving Sunridge, Lundblade says he spotted the letters “SWC” spray-painted on a trash storage shed ...

A TV police drama that filmed a scene in Lincoln Heights featuring graffiti with the name of a real gang and the moniker of one of its members has infuriated residents, who are demanding that the ...

A graffiti tagger crew of young men who called themselves The Clique used to hang out in a Gresham park after hours, drinking and spray painting big, bright block letters. Then a gang, Pride ...

Gang graffiti will frequently display numbers rather than letters as an abbreviation. For example, GD stands for "gang disciple" but will frequently appear as a 7 and 4 in Folk Nation graffiti.

An incident report details the graffiti. It says the words ... MS-13,” with the letter X written above the gang name. An escalating feud between MS-13 and 18th Street is blamed for a series ...

Recently, some gang graffiti showed up on a recently painted fence in our neighborhood near Snow School. Twice every day, Snow and Harvest students pass that location near a Vine bus stop.

“The letters adhere to the basic styles that ... but at the same time fits the stylistic conventions of non-gang graffiti,” said Stefano Bloch, author of Going All City. Though some have ...

The Crow Indian design is known across the Great Plains. Its striking geometrical shapes are the predominate features in Crow beading and designs that adorn dance regalia and horse tack.