SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City’s Metro Gang Unit has a crew specifically set up to deal with removing graffiti.
Graffiti is not only a nuisance, it can also be a method of communication between gangs. Sometimes, it can signal a fight over territory.
“[If] you’re starting to see a total uptick of graffiti in your area … [Then,] that graffiti gets crossed out and is replaced by other graffiti,” Program Director of the Salt Lake Area Gang Project Nate Hutchinson said. “That’s, basically, two gangs talking to each other … arguing over that particular territory.”…