Do you know ‘Noner’? Police say he’s a suspect in graffiti sprayed on veteran’s memorial in Venice
Investigators are asking the public to help identify a man believed to be responsible for defacing a mural in Venice that bears the names of the 2,273 soldiers counted as missing in action or prisoners of war in Vietnam.
The mural along Pacific Avenue was vandalized shortly before Memorial Day, prompting outrage and condemnation by community leaders.
On Wednesday, detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said they had identified four of the graffiti monikers that were painted on the mural: Noner, Pheb, Snake and Liter.
Investigators also released an undated surveillance image of the man believed to be Noner.
The moniker, which appears in all-uppercase letters, is related to a Bay Area tagging group, according to a statement from the Sheriff’s Department.
Investigators believe the man who uses the nickname travels between Los Angeles and the Bay Area.
Endless Canvas, a blog that publishes photos of street art and graffiti, has featured images of Noner’s work in Brooklyn, Oakland and other parts of the East Bay.
Anyone with information about the identity of Noner or others suspected of being involved in the mural’s graffiti is asked to contact detectives at (888) 950-7233.
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