Kent Police helped catch an alleged prolific graffiti vandal wanted by Seattle Police and found a few interesting items inside the man’s car.<\/p>\n
In addition to four firearms and spray paint cans, the 31-year-old Tacoma man reportedly had a rappelling harness allegedly used to access tough to reach locations and a copy of the book “Vandal Squad,” written by former New York Transit Police Officer Joseph Rivera in which he describes his many years on a crew that targeted vandalism and his efforts to impact career taggers.<\/p>\n
“We are assuming that this suspect has been studying strategy to get away with his crimes,” according to Kent Police.<\/p>\n
A Seattle Police detective called Kent Police on Nov. 6 to request backup for a high-risk traffic stop, according to a Nov. 13 Kent Police news release. He was following a vehicle driven by a Tacoma man wanted for multiple and extensive incidents of vandalism via graffiti.<\/p>\n
The detective had probable cause for a felony charge of second-degree malicious mischief, according to police. He had been searching for the man for a long time and happened to locate him by accident while traveling through Kent. The detective was alone so he asked Kent Police for the assist.<\/p>\n
Officers and the detective took the man into custody without incident.<\/p>\n
In addition to backing the detective on the vehicle stop, Kent Police sealed the car and transported it to the Kent Police Station while the detective wrote a search warrant to find out what was inside the car.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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