I found this story rather interesting. In the 80s, gangs of vandals were paid by an upholstery company to slash the seats on BART (San Francisco's rapid transit). The vandals had signature slashes so the company knew who to pay. This went on for years, with the contract price growing every year.
The little-told story about the BART seat-slashing gang that was part of an upholstery racket
Here’s the outlandish story of how a BART contractor was arrested on felony vandalism and…
Dianne de Guzman
