Editing Graffiti (section)

==== Search warrants ====

When police obtain search warrants in connection with a vandalism investigation, they are often seeking judicial approval to look for items such as cans of spray paint and nozzles from other kinds of aerosol sprays; etching tools, or other sharp or pointed objects, which could be used to etch or scratch glass and other hard surfaces; permanent marking pens, markers, or paint sticks; evidence of membership or affiliation with any gang or tagging crew; paraphernalia including any reference to "(tagger's name)"; any drawings, writing, objects, or graffiti depicting taggers' names, initials, logos, monikers, slogans, or any mention of tagging crew membership; and any newspaper clippings relating to graffiti crime.<ref name=paladin>{{Cite web|url=http://www.paladin-press.com/product/Gang_Investigators_Handbook/Gangs |title=gang |work=Gang Investigators Handbook |first=Matthew |last=O'Deane}}</ref>

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SUBWAY CAR - NARA - 554325.jpg|Rampant graffiti hampers visibility into and out of [[New York City Subway]] cars (1973).
Graffiti Tunnel (2078441177).jpg|Graffiti-lined tunnel in [[San Francisco]]
Smear Street Art1.jpg|Graffiti in [[Los Angeles]] (2006)
Love your country, not government.jpg|Anti-governmental graffiti in [[Bolinas, California]]
I'm a Man Mural in Memphis 2.jpg|Protest art in [[Memphis, Tennessee]]
Cortlandt Alley, New York-L1002108.jpg|Graffiti in Cortlandt Alley, [[Tribeca]], [[Lower Manhattan]] (2023)
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