Dearborn Police are looking for information regarding increased acts of graffiti that have been occurring throughout the area. Much of the 'tagging' is presumed presumed to have been committed by juveniles associated with gangs. Late this fall, Dearborn Police patrol officers observed two Hispanic males, one a Detroit resident, one a Dearborn resident, spray-painting the walls of the Sparkle Car Wash on Telegraph.
After interviewing the youths involved, they admitted they came into Dearborn as “Apprentice/Associates” of the Latin Counts Gang that is based regionally in southwest Detroit. They explained they were covering existing graffiti from another gang.
The rival group is identified by the initials “CTN”. CTN is a very small group of Dearborn youths that are associated with defacing public parks, sidewalks, stop signs and parking structures late this summer. The youths associated with the “CTN” graffiti were eventually identified as Dearborn residents. They admitted to five different incidents of graffiti, and will perform extensive community service to make up for their actions.
The suspects associated with the Latin Counts were also charged with malicious destruction of property.
Dearborn Police Chief Ronald Haddad said, “Our youth are our community’s future and we must all get involved and assist these children in finding a path that promotes family, citizenship and community”.
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One more nail in Dearborn's coffin.
I've noticed graffitti on stop signs around town. I wonder who's responsible for cleaning that up? Is it the city or the county because it looks like a ghetto.
Maybe those of us who are long suffering residents and taxpayers should start our own gang. Any suggestions for names/tattoos/grafitti/slogans?
I think many Dearborn residents have made their own statement already with all the 'For Sale' signs I see across the city.
N. Melborn,
It depends what road it's on - city or county. Your street and comment lead me to believe that you're talking about the infamous STOP "Hammer Time" sign. The milk almost came out of my nose when I first saw that one. I am not one to advocate for the defiling of government property, but at least whoever did this had the common decency to be funny about it.
Johnny, I wish I could laugh but I don't quite get as much humor from this idiotic graffiti.
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