Taking down the yuppie hater
By Andrea Gregory

   Police have caught a man believed to be responsible for spray painting a rash of hate speech at Dickerman Park on Cragie Street.
   Somerville Police filed criminal complaints against Jason Cutter last week. Cutter, 19, is facing four counts of tagging. If convicted, he could serve up to two years in prison or be forced to pay a fine of up to $1,500 or three times the amount of property damage for each offense. He would also be responsible for clean-up costs. And he could lose his driver’s license for one year.
    Lt. Paul Upton said the graffiti was taken very seriously. He called it more than just vandalism due to the content of the messages allegedly scripted by Cutter. Cutter is allegedly responsible for spray painting harsh slogans and threatening words targeting yuppies, said Upton.
    On Oct. 8, Cutter was arrested by Billerica police. He was handed over to Somerville Police Gang Unit Sergeant Steven Carrabino. Carrabino took the initiative and filed the criminal complaints.
   Upton said Somerville police do not think these incidents are necessarily part of gang related activity.
   “We don’t have any reason to believe this is part of a gang,” he said. “This is more of a personal agenda.”
    But Cutter could very well have had a partner or partners in crime. Police are still looking into who else may have played a role in the anti-yuppie graffiti.
    “The investigation is ongoing,” said Upton. “There may be others involved.”
    Anyone with information about these graffiti crimes or other acts of vandalism should contact the Somerville Police Department at (617) 625-1600.