NYPD Proves Street Artist Right by Tracking Him Down and Arresting Him
Hamilton Nolan · 11/30/12 11:54AMEssam Attia is the New York street artist responsible for placing fake NYPD ads reading "Drones: Protection When You Least Expect It" around town. In September, he gave a video interview to Animal NY, with his identity and voice obscured, in which he discussed this project and his art in general. Wednesday morning, the NYPD arrested him at home.