Crime & Safety
Teen Arrested For Vandalism: Police
Petaluma Police say that a witness reported the suspect vandalizing public property.
PETALUMA, CA — An 18-year-old Cloverdale man was arrested on suspicion of several acts of vandalism around Petaluma after he was seen spraying graffiti near a bus stop Sunday, police said.
Officers responded at 10:41 a.m. Sunday to the 700 block of North McDowell Boulevard, where someone reported witnessing a person spraying graffiti on a sound barrier near a bus stop, Petaluma police said.
The officers arrived and found the 18-year-old suspect trying to flee on a bus. They detained him and found the spray paint and marker allegedly used in the vandalism and took him into custody.
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He also allegedly admitted to about six other cases of vandalism throughout the city, according to police.
The 18-year-old was booked into Sonoma County Jail on suspicion of several counts of felony vandalism.
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