Man, 18, suspected of extensive graffiti vandalism in Vista, Calif.
SAN DIEGO -- An 18-year-old man suspected of being a prolific graffiti vandal in Vista, Calif., has been arrested, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said Friday.
The 303 acts of graffiti vandalism that the man, Bladimir Lopez, has been linked to have cost the city approximately $89,500 to clean, the department said.
Lopez was arrested at home.
The Sheriff’s Department uses a computer system called Graffiti Tracker to gather information about instances of graffiti and to look for patterns, officials said.
The vandal used the tag ALSOE.
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