TAGGERS LEAVE THEIR MARK ON SAUGUS PLAYGROUND.Byline: Daily News SAUGUS -- Taggers hit a Saugus park over the weekend, marking brand-new play equipment with white supremacist white supremacist n. One who believes that white people are racially superior to others and should therefore dominate society. white supremacy n. Noun 1. graffiti graffiti Form of visual communication, usually illegal, involving the unauthorized marking of public space by an individual or group. Technically the term applies to designs scratched through a layer of paint or plaster, but its meaning has been extended to other markings. . The markings at Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Park on Seco Canyon Road were so offensive that cleanup crews covered what they couldn't remove with duct tape duct tape n. A usually silver adhesive tape made of cloth mesh coated with a waterproof material, originally designed for sealing heating and air-conditioning ducts. Noun 1. and paint. Santa Clarita city spokeswoman Gail Ortiz said the vandals hit during the holiday weekend and crews worked Monday and Tuesday to remove the markings from buildings and from the new $200,000 equipment. Having trouble removing the graffiti from the plastic equipment, the city called the manufacturer for advice. The city will ask its Saugus Action Committee to help keep a lookout at local parks in hopes of halting halt·ing adj. 1. Hesitant or wavering: a halting voice. 2. Imperfect; defective: halting verse. 3. Limping; lame. a recent citywide surge in tagging, Ortiz said. Local sheriff's deputies have made arresting taggers a priority and last week raided a Canyon Country home and arrested a man linked to dozens of incidents. |
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