Police: 'Gay=OK' Spray-Painted in Seven Courts
Three incidents of graffiti were reported in Perry Hall Tuesday morning.
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Police are investigating three graffiti incidents reported Tuesday morning in the Seven Courts neighborhood in Perry Hall.
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Between 10 p.m. on Dec. 12 and 8 a.m. on Dec. 13, along the 3800 block of Proctor Lane, a Baltimore Gas and Electric Company box on a homeowner's lawn was spray-painted with a peace sign. A similar peace sign was spray-painted on a nearby sidewalk, said Detective Cathy Batton, a Baltimore County police spokeswoman.
Further west, near a traffic circle at Proctor and Seven Courts Drive, "Gay=OK" was spray-painted on another BGE box, Batton said.
The vandalism incidents appear to be random acts, she said, adding that graffiti in open, residential areas is unusual.
"It is definitely less common, simply because of the visibility ... you're talking about spray-painting something on someone's front lawn, rather than behind a business," Batton said.
There are no known suspects and the incidents are not being treated as hate crimes, she said.
Anyone with information about the graffiti is encouraged to contact the Parkville precinct at 410-887-5310.
Are you concerned about vandalism in your neighborhood? What do you think causes it? Tell us in the comments.
Al Carlson
3:33 pm on Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Al Qaeda is back.
Mike C.
4:07 pm on Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Dam these kids today.
Evets
6:51 pm on Wednesday, December 14, 2011
I do not much like graffiti, but if you are going to take part in such endeavors, try using a little creativity. Peace signs? Really? Gay=OK? Is that the best you can do?
Anyway, thanks for trashing the neighborhood.
Tim
12:46 am on Thursday, December 15, 2011
No graffiti of any kind should be supported. I hope they are caught.
Other Tim
7:51 pm on Thursday, December 15, 2011
Don't you just love it when they call it "street art"?
William Lutostanski Jr
8:54 am on Thursday, December 15, 2011
"unusual" have the police ever drove down Seven Courts Drive? There is graffiti of some kind on almost every BGE and Verizon box on Sevens Courts Drive from Joppa Rd to Proctor Lane. There is also graffiti on the wooden privacy fence at the Seven Oaks School. Whos responsibilty is it to clean this up? Does BGE come out and paint the boxes? Are residents allowed to paint a BGE owned box? This graffiti needs to be addressed, it lowers property values. Imagine coming into the neighborhood as a prospective home buyer and seeing graffiti everywhere as you drive in. Not exactly creating that warm and charming feeling of a good neighborhood. Do the Police plan on increasing patrols, at night as im sure that is when its all being done?
Rob
3:26 pm on Thursday, December 15, 2011
Tim-Agree 100 % w/ your statement
William-Regarding the graffiti on the BGE & Verizon boxes, email BGE at myhomerep@bge.com. I'd put graffiti in the subject. If you can provide the box # & location in the email, someone from BGE will come out and make an assessment. I spoke with someone from Verizon last week to see if they could remove some graffiti and/or paint their boxes. Unfortunately, they don't send someone out to clean things up. You might be able to persuade them if the graffiti is offensive. I spoke with Linda Lange from Verizon. You can email her at linda.a.lange@verizon.net and she if she might be able to help. Is there graffiti and/or stickers on any USPS collection boxes in your area? I've found on the web different cities who have participated in the Adopt-A-Mailbox program. I haven't reached out yet to any post offices here to see if this program is applicable. You guys have my support.
Kale
9:49 am on Thursday, December 15, 2011
Has anyone also noticed the rusty old abandoned truck on Hickoryhurst? Every time I've driven by for the past 3 weeks, there it sits - broken driver's mirror and all. Another eyesore to add to the Seven Courts area!
Gomer Pyle
2:27 pm on Thursday, December 15, 2011
Kale, if the tags are expired call the Police and report it. They come out and place a sticker on the vehicle and the owner has so many days to move it off of the street or renew the tags. If not it gets towed at the owner's expense.
As for the graffiti, it was "painted" over but you can still make out the words. It is a very large electrical box. So sad that idiots feel the need to trash our neighborhood with graffiti or abandoned vehicles.
Red Dolphin
6:26 am on Saturday, December 17, 2011
how about that red mustang at advanced aout parts parking lot? its been there for a few weeks front wheels up on ramps with the hood up and a bunch of parts and stuff laying all around it, in a way I feel sorry for the person if they are down on thier luck and cant get the funds to have a pro fix it
John Doe
9:56 am on Thursday, December 15, 2011
Graffiti is never acceptable.
Rose
7:02 am on Friday, December 16, 2011
We found graffiti painted directly onto the side of our house, a yr or so ago.
William Lutostanski Jr
8:52 am on Friday, December 16, 2011
Rob, Thanks for the info. I will send an email today and see what happens.
Rose, yes it is out of control around here. Thats why I was surprised by the statement from the Police that it is uncommon, when clearly its not. I hope for some increased Police patrols in the neighborhood. Hopefully that will deter or even capture some of these graffiti hoodlums.
mike roche
3:54 pm on Friday, December 16, 2011
Verizon is the worse when it comes to being concerned about their equipment and our community. It took me 6 months of phone calls to get verizon to come to my property to fix a pedestal that fell over from rusting out. 30 years it's been on my lawn and never once did they paint the thing. Fix It? They propped it back up with a metal stake and some plastic strips. The company has no pride. I guess it will take another 6 months of me complaining. Where are our community leaders?
Red Dolphin
9:05 pm on Friday, December 16, 2011
wow such a serious crime?
Laquita Brown
10:49 pm on Friday, December 16, 2011
Vandalism is wrong, but homosexuality is not a morally acceptable lifestyle choice. Several men in my church found the lord and were saved from lives of sexual deviancy.
Red Dolphin
6:32 am on Saturday, December 17, 2011
" homosexuality is not a morally acceptable lifestyle choice", acorrding to who ? so its a sin in your church ? ok fine. but what does that have to do with this discussion?
are we preaching morals here?
Rose
8:26 am on Saturday, December 17, 2011
Yeah, Red, I'm lost now too. Thought the subject was vandalism. "not a hate crime"...hhmmm.
Red Dolphin
4:58 pm on Sunday, December 18, 2011
thank you Rose, btw i draw the line when its on my house, sorry that happened to you