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STEVE RINGMAN / THE SEATTLE TIMES
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Sunday, April 25, 2010

Graffiti vandals cost public millions

Tim McCarthy, a graffiti ranger for Seattle Public Utilities, paints over graffiti in West Seattle. McCarthy predicted this spot would be tagged again within a week. Seattle Public Utilities spent about $1 million last year attacking graffiti; King County Metro Transit spent $734,000.