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L.A. Taggers Arrested for Vandalism ? California Penal Code Section 594

By Walin & Klarich

It was recently reported on LA Times that two men were arrested on suspicion of vandalism. Police officers served search warrants on suspected graffiti vandals and arrested two of the three suspects. The three men are alleged members of a tagging group called PCN, which stands for Painting City Nightly or Painters Causing Nightmares. They are accused of causing $338,000 in damage to freeway bridges and L.A. County properties. Their tagging is reported to have started approximately 1 ½ years ago. German Lara was arrested without incident. Lara used the tagging moniker ?Move.? He is alleged to be responsible for $109,000 in damage. Andrew Pineda, who uses the tagging moniker ?Bogus,? was also arrested. He is alleged to have caused $109,000 in damages...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on August 27, 2010 (boomark / email).