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Taggers Hit Pop Shop Window Monday

The gray-and-gold graffiti read "CMD" and "NIG" with a picture of a face. Police have no suspects at this time, and the paint came off with bleach.

Staff at The Pop Shop came into work Monday morning only to discover that its front window had been vandalized overnight.

Done in gray and gold, the graffiti depicts a face with the eyes crossed out, the letters "CMD" appear twice, as do the letters "NIG."

Everything came off with some bleach, said owner Connie Correia Fisher. 

The intention behind the act is, at this point, unknown to either the business or borough police; however, Cpl. Tom Hartshaw said it was an isolated incident.

"There were no other reports of criminal mischief in the area," Hartshaw told Patch on Monday. He also was unwilling to speculate on any meaning implicit in the graffiti.

"We don't know the meaning behind the acronym," Hartshaw said.

Hartshaw said members of the Collingswood Police Department interviewed subjects in the area and gathered photographic evidence, but that they would also welcome information from anyone with knowledge of the case: 856-854-1901.

Joseph Forrest October 2, 2012 at 03:14 pm
Seriously? You can't fathom what "CMD" stands for? Someone needs to get out more often. I'll give you a hint...it begins with "CAM" and ends in "DEN".
The simplicity of the graffiti points to one of two scenarios: they were in a hurry because they didn't want to get caught tagging a business on haddon avenue....or this was done by wanna-be kids. If this is real gang activity, I'm guessing it was the Latin kings, based on the colors and the language.
C.V. October 2, 2012 at 03:49 pm
lol, i doubt the latin kings are cruising into Collingswood just to tag the Pop Shop. Unless of course they got a mediocre grilled cheese and want revenge.
Milestone Media, LLC October 2, 2012 at 04:43 pm
Call it what it is...VANDALISM. Not 'tagging'.
Jen October 2, 2012 at 06:36 pm
CMD stands for either "Camden Most Dangerous" or "Centerville Most Dangerous", which is a neighborhood in Camden.
Jen October 2, 2012 at 06:40 pm
... and the only reason that I know this is because I taught in that area. Students & people around the neighborhood would "tag" everything -- including buildings, lockers, desks, walls, and stairwells. You might also find "CMP" -- "Most Proud" and others. There are also symbols that they "tag" with these initials. The face might stand for something, but I am unsure at the moment...
Matt Skoufalos (Editor) October 2, 2012 at 07:03 pm
Thanks for the thoughts, Jen. We're working on a follow-up to this story—care to contribute? E-mail me at matt.skoufalos@patch.com. Thanks!
One road town October 2, 2012 at 07:08 pm
Ignorance is bliss...
Collingswoodnative October 2, 2012 at 09:15 pm
We've had a tagger in the area for years using post office labels. They do their "art" in advance then stick it on stop signs and anything else they can find. Look for the labels many are signed "KEEF". I had to Google keef but it's there.
C.V. October 2, 2012 at 11:32 pm
still laughing about the Latin Kings comment!
toomuchtax October 7, 2012 at 12:55 pm
I wouldn't laugh too hard, their presence (and other hard-core gangs) in New Jersey is growing at an incredible rate
C.V. October 16, 2012 at 01:40 am
I don't doubt the presence of the LK's in NJ at all--- i DO doubt they are tagging the pop shop window.

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