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Juvenile Caught Spray Painting Graffiti On 10 Fairfield County Businesses Juvenile Caught Spray Painting Graffiti On 10 Fairfield County Businesses
Juvenile Caught Spray Painting Graffiti On 10 Fairfield County Businesses A Fairfield County juvenile has been arrested for multiple counts of alleged criminal mischief after spray painting graffiti on a total of 10 area businesses and landmarks. The crimes took place on Monday, May 2, when Fairfield Police responded to the 10 different businesses for reports of graffiti-type vandalism in the center area of the town. An investigation, led by the department's Quality of Life Unit in cooperation with the Fairfield Police School Safety Unit, revealed the identity of a suspect, said Lt. Michael Paris, of the Fairfield Police. As a result of this investigation, …
Serial Graffiti Offender Arrested In CT Serial Graffiti Offender Arrested In CT
Serial Graffiti Offender Arrested In CT A serial graffiti artist who has targeted restaurants, overpasses, homes, basketball courts, and other popular spots in Connecticut has been arrested and charged following a lengthy investigation, police announced. In New Haven County, the Naugatuck Police Department launched an investigation in November 2021, after receiving dozens of graffiti complaints throughout several areas of the town. Related story - 29-Year-Old Accused Of Spray Painting His Tag On CT Highway Bridge As of Monday, Feb. 28, police said that they were aware of at least 45 tags of similar designs that have been lo…
29-Year-Old Accused Of Spray Painting His Tag On CT Highway Bridge 29-Year-Old Accused Of Spray Painting His Tag On CT Highway Bridge
29-Year-Old Accused Of Spray Painting His Tag On CT Highway Bridge A 29-year-old tagger known to police in Connecticut and Massachusetts was busted after being caught spray-painting his mark on a Hartford County bridge, authorities announced. Connecticut State Police troopers on patrol at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 9 were entering the Whitehead Highway from I-91 in Hartford, when he spotted two people under a highway bridge actively spray-painting graffiti on support beams. The trooper pulled over, and as he approached the two taggers, police said that they proceeded to flee down adjacent train tracks toward a tunnel before they were apprehended. Accord…
Boats Vandalized With Graffiti At Fairfield County Marina Boats Vandalized With Graffiti At Fairfield County Marina
Boats Vandalized With Graffiti At Fairfield County Marina Police in Fairfield County are asking the public for help after several boats were vandalized with graffiti at an area marina. The incident took place twice in December at the South Benson Marina in Fairfield, said Sgt. Michael Stahl, of the Fairfield Police Department. According to Stahl, officers responded to the Marina on both Friday, Dec. 17, and Thursday, Dec. 23, and found numerous boats spray-painted with similar markings/tags.  The boats were all marked with black paint and what appeared to be either the words Yeet/Yeex, Mot/Mox, Sano, and Reckr, painted on them. Other vandali…
UConn Student Accused Of Painting Swastika On Building At Storrs Campus UConn Student Accused Of Painting Swastika On Building At Storrs Campus
UConn Student Accused Of Painting Swastika On Building At Storrs Campus A student at the University of Connecticut has been charged with a hate crime after allegedly painting a swastika on a building on the Storrs campus at the beginning of Passover, police said. Kristopher Pieper, age 21, of Enfield in Hartford County, a junior at UConn, was held overnight in lieu of a $5,000 bond was charged with third-degree intimidation based on bigotry or bias, and third-degree criminal mischief following his arrest on a warrant accusing him of spray-painting the anti-Semitic message on a chemistry building last month. Police said that on Saturday, March 27, a graduate stu…
Two Arrested For Vandalizing Sandy Hook Memorial Two Arrested For Vandalizing Sandy Hook Memorial
Two Arrested For Vandalizing Sandy Hook Memorial Two people have been arrested in connection with the alleged vandalism of a mural dedicated to the victims of the Sandy Hook school massacre. Lorenzo Cavallo, age 20, of Plainville, and Gina Lombardi, age 21, of Bristol, turned themselves into Southington Police on Tuesday, Jan. 19, for the incident which took place on Sunday, Nov. 29, in Southington. According to police, officers investigated a report of vandalism done to the detached garages on the property of 245 Summer St., in Southington. The property owner donated the back of one structure for a mural painted in remembrance of th…
Police Investigating 'Hate' Graffiti Painted At Fairfield County School, Store, Police Say Police Investigating 'Hate' Graffiti Painted At Fairfield County School, Store, Police Say
Police Investigating 'Hate' Graffiti Painted At Fairfield County School, Store, Police Say Police in Fairfield County are investigating a series of graffiti aimed at President-elect Joe Biden, and China at an elementary school and a store. The graffiti was discovered around 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 13, at McKinley Elementary School and later at T.J. Maxx in Fairfield, said Lieutenant Antonio Granata. According to Granata, a Fairfield Board of Education employee reported a sidewalk on the McKinley Elementary School property located at 60 Thompson Street had been vandalized with spray paint. Officers found the words “United States of China," spray-painted across t…