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Old 01-11-2017, 12:36 PM
 
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Hi! I live in Salem and this graffiti has me a bit concerned. Figured I'd try a shot in the dark and ask here. I found it on the exterior of an apartment building in a complex while I was walking my dog this morning.

Does anybody know what type of graffiti this is and who it might belong to? Zip code is 97305. Thanks!

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Old 01-11-2017, 01:35 PM
 
Location: Salem, OR
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Hi! I live in Salem and this graffiti has me a bit concerned. Figured I'd try a shot in the dark and ask here. I found it on the exterior of an apartment building in a complex while I was walking my dog this morning.

Does anybody know what type of graffiti this is and who it might belong to? Zip code is 97305. Thanks!

Don't know anything about what type it is, but the Salem Police have a designated graffiti reporting page-

Graffiti Abatement
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Old 01-11-2017, 01:48 PM
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Not sure what signs are used in US but UK newspaper had this List of signs and symbols believed to be used by BURGLERS emerges online | UK | News | Daily Express
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Old 01-13-2017, 11:56 PM
 
Location: Bel Air, California
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think it says; "Eat at Joe's"
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Old 01-16-2017, 05:35 PM
 
Location: NW Oregon
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I'd go with Annoyingsherry's suggestion. Local PD is more likely to know what it means than any of us. There are taggers who have their own "signature" so to speak, and then there are those who tag to show territory. There's tagging where I live too, but I'm not too concerned. I have lived in worse neighborhoods in the past (Las Vegas), and for the most part it's just vandals & wannabe's.
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Old 01-19-2017, 08:27 AM
 
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It's Egyptian occult graffiti-- very dangerous. If you've touched it you will be cursed! Best thing you can do is just leave it alone !
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Old 01-19-2017, 02:06 PM
 
Location: Houston
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I've seen similar types of graffiti. Its likely a gang marking. We had a similar problem. One of the tenants daughter was a "wanna be" and was marking up our complex. (caught and evicted) Best bet is to watch for younger folks with markers or paint pens. A camera would help find the culprit if they live in the complex. A real gang banger would not bother to mark the complex unless it was mostly bangers.
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Old 01-21-2017, 04:47 PM
 
Location: Park City, UT
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Fascinating.
I didn't know burglars used symbology.
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Old 01-21-2017, 07:21 PM
 
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Thank you all for your helpful and funny posts!

It was reported on that day I found it and it was painted over. Haven't heard anything new yet. Oh well. Will remain a mystery. It might be just kids or a bored smoker playing around.
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Old 02-01-2017, 01:53 AM
 
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It says "TDK."

It's just a crew of taggers (graffiti artists).

They could be 14 years old, for all you know.

There are way, WAY more serious things in the world to worry about than them.
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