HERMITAGE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Some residents and businesses are scared to speak publicly after graffiti markings, which are believed to be possibly gang-related, showed up on the Central Pike bridge.
Graffiti can tell a story; sometimes it is art, other times, a warning. A crime expert said gangs use it both ways as a public sign to make their presence known.
“The bridge is prone to tagging,” District 14 Councilman Jordan Huffman said. “It’s been prone to tagging for years now.”
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Hermitage residents have reached out to Huffman asking for the Central Pike bridge to be cleaned up, but he said it is a work in progress…