MTA Graffiti Crew that hit L.A., Las Vegas
Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies today arrested at least eight alleged members of the notorious Metro Transit Assassins tagging crew, some of whom are believed to be responsible for a several-blocks-long “MTA” tag in the concrete Los Angeles River bed that authorities say will cost millions of dollars to remove.
The arrests occurred during a series of early-morning raids centered in the Hollywood area. Among those detained for a parole violations is a famous tagger whose work “SMEAR” has has won acclaim in the art community.
Those arrested were booked on suspicion of vandalism, drug possession, narcotics for sales, weapons possession and other parole violations, officials said
“These individuals are responsible for tags not only in Los Angeles but Las Vegas and San Francisco,” said Sheriff’s Cmdr. Dan Finkelstein, who is chief of the Metropolitan Transit Authority police. “The Army Corps of Engineers estimates that removing the “MTA” tag from the riverbed alone will cost $3.7 million.
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3.7 million dollar buff? damn that seems like a load of shit estimate
What ever happened to fame?
3.7 MILL..You Could Go To CostCo And Get Some Paint For Six Bucks.
That Removal Should Be Around 60 Or 90 Bucks But Ive Never Seen Paint Thats Worth 3.7 MILL Thats Some BULLSHITT!!!!!
Well, the paint has to be tested to make sure it does not damage migrating frogs in Somalia, Not to mention the 12 people to supervise the paint removal program, and also contain the removed paint from getting washed away in the raging LA River to the sea.
your a fuckin idiot
you're
(learn to spell before you bash others)
thats my crue…. making toys affraid….
but seriously , that was a hell of an effort…
gotta give it to the METRO CRUE!!!!!!!!
ALL YOU MTA'S R KOOL I JUST WHANT TO KICK HEAR'S ASS FOR BEAN A RAT TO MY GIRL ABOUT OTHER GIRLS FUCK RATS… WHEN I WHENT BACK TO L.A. AND VISITE I SEEN THAT MTA THAT SHIT MADE ME WHANT TO MOVE TO SOUTH CENTRO AGAIN:.
freewebs.com/cbakrew
IF ITS GONNA COST SO MUCH FUCKIN MONEY WHY WOULD THEY BUFF IT OUT MAN.. THATS FUCKIN HISTORY
Nice work! Those people at your competition (I think you know who they are) don't even have a clue!
MACS TECHS AR-15s metro at all cost
MANY TOYS ARISE TO DEE OCCASION ONCE KNOWN SKILL IS BORN SKILL BE THE THRILL THE LAST DRIP OF FIN … GOD BLESS ME TRO ASN !!!! KULTURE HAS SPOKEN … HEADS GET UP … STAY UP … BUFF THE BUFFS !! BARK THE CAP MOUF LIKE SSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHTT SSSSSHHTT SSSSHHHHHHHHHTT TSSHH TSSH
What Ev! We still killin' it out here in LOS, 818 and any other city that it is our path!! MTA are my boys big up to the homie's Smear Izm Slur Nomas & Yeps Rest In Peace SKESK. LA Graff will rock on till the end of Man kind!!!
took my homeboy 2 years to finish that
I was walking down LA and saw this I took a pic of it http://de.tinypic.com/r/jaufxg/4
must take all. dont love sluts. rare breeds.
what a dope piece of graff history
get upz, drip biG
why the mta snitch tho