Boston tagger

"GRAFFITI TRACKER" PROGRAM HELPS LA MESA POLICE NAB PRLOLIFIC "BOSTON" TAGGER

August 18, 2011 (La Mesa)-- Today, La Mesa Police Detectives executed a search warrant and arrested a 17-year-old suspect in the 7100 block of Waite Drive after a several week-long investigation into numerous graffiti taggings. The suspect, who faces a felony vandalism charge, began tagging the word “Boston” throughout La Mesa in early July. Since then, the suspect vandalized property on 71 different occasions, causing damage estimated at $8,000.


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