Shoefiti Linked to Gang Activity in Baltimore, Maryland
The Times-Herald (Baltimore) published an article on a recent crime meeting where graffiti and shoes hanging from powerlines (shoefiti) were discussed:
Words of warning about Baltimore’s gang violence, grafitti
How much do you know about gang activitiy? That tennis shoes hanging from power lines might signal gang activity? That the Crips wear black and blue beads and Bloods wear a red bandana? That teaching your children how to cope with peer pressure might keep them out of a gang?
The article includes this reference to Shoefiti:
Both graffiti and shoes on wires are signs of possible gang activity in the area.
and mentions that the city takes shoefiti seriously:
Lieutenant Rick Hite, chief of the Youth Services Division, encouraged residents, parents and communities alike, to be the “eyes and ears” of the police department.
If tennis shoes are strung from wires, notify BGE to remove them.
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