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Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Man, 24, Charged With Spraying Graffiti In Northern Westchester
A 24-year-old man is in police custody for multiple alleged incidents of graffiti in Northern Westchester. Between New Years Day and Thursday, July 25, officers from the Yorktown Police Department responded to five separate graffiti complaints that were located on the sound barrier of Overlook Avenue, Route 6 and Sunnyside, a fence at Barger Street, a light pole at Old Yorktown Road and an electrical box on Barger Street. According to police, the investigation into those incidents led to the arrest of Buchanan resident Daniel Vines-Mevec, who was arrested this week and charged with five cou…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Spray Paint Theft Suspect Nabbed For Earlier Route 6 Graffiti Tagging
A 24-year-old man arrested for allegedly stealing 16 cans of spray paint, was later arrested for an earlier graffiti tagging of a Route 6 sound barrier. Daniel Vines-Mevec, of Buchanan, was arrested on Monday, July 15, after Yorktown Police responded to A.C.Moore Arts & Crafts at 3333 Crompond Road, for a report of the theft of 16 cans of spray paint worth $120 by two people, said the Yorktown Police. When police arrived, store employees were able to provide a description of the car the suspects were driving. Police broadcast a description of the vehicle to other departments and a short…
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Police: Another Swastika Found At Glen Rock School
Another swastika was found Thursday at a Glen Rock school, the second such incident in a week and a half, authorities said. This time, a teacher found it etched into a classroom wall at the high school, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. "Officers responded and photographed the area," Ackermann said. "However, very little in the way of evidence existed."The Detective Bureau will be conducting a bias incident follow-up in accordance with the state Attorney General’s Revised Bias Incident Investigation Standards," the chief said. Ths came after a swastika was found drawn on the wall of a…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Up To $1,000 Reward Offered In Search Of Madison Graffiti Vandals, Police Say
The Madison Police Department is seeking the public's help in tracking down graffiti artists who spray-painted lettering around town. The colorful paint began popping up on March 14 and has been located at 18 locations, authorities said. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Morris County Crime Stoppers at 973-COP-CALL. A possible reward of $1,000 is at stake, officials said.
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Police & Fire
Pomona Man Charged In Route 202 Graffiti Incident
A man from Pomona has been charged following a graffiti incident near Route 202, police say. An eyewitness reported an incident of graffiti at 4 Depew Avenue in Nyack to Orangetown Police on Saturday, March 9 around 12:30 p.m. On-scene patrols received information from eyewitnesses that led to the identification of a suspect, 26-year-old Eugene Bush of Pomona. Officers arrested Bush at his home on Thursday, March 14. He was charged with: Third-degree criminal mischief, a felony Making graffiti, a misdemeanor Possession of graffiti instruments, a misdemeanor Bush was processed at Or…
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Third Teen Faces Hate Crime Charges For Anti-Semitic Graffiti Incident In Putnam
An 18-year-old Putnam resident is facing multiple charges, including two felonies, after a lengthy investigation into anti-Semitic graffiti discovered in a home that was under construction in Nelsonville. Louis Weber of Philipstown is the third teen arrested in connection with the incident. Deputy Christopher Tompkins responded to 1 Brave Scout Way in the Village of Nelsonville on a report of criminal mischief at about 8 a.m. on Halloween Day, Oct. 31, 2018. Upon arriving, Deputy Tompkins observed a house under construction where, among other things, several swastika symbols were spray pai…
Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Emerson PD: Vandal Charged In Graffiti Spree Was About To Do It Again, Symbol Not Anti-Semitic
A local man who'd marked two Emerson schools and other areas in town with graffiti that was mistakenly believed to be anti-Semitic was about to do it again when borough police grabbed him Wednesday night, authorities confirmed. Brendan Rooney, 20, "was doing the same thing that he saw a [hip-hop] group he found on social media doing," Lt. Michael McDermott said. "There was no evidence at all of this being a bias crime." Rooney was mimicking a symbol used by the Brooklyn band Pro-Era "that can be mistaken for a swastika," his friend, Ian Maltzan, told Daily Voice. "It means inner peace.…
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Police & Fire
Teen Nabbed In Nyack Graffiti Bust
A teenager attempted to avoid police after being caught by investigators looking into a graffiti incident in Nyack. Officers on patrol from the Orangetown Police Department were notified by a passerby at approximately 5:45 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 30, of a person making graffiti on New Street. Patrols responded to the scene of the reported graffiti, where they found a 15-year-old who attempted to flee from the officers, but was quickly caught and taken into police custody. Police said that the teenage suspect, whose name will not be released due to his status of a youthful offender, was brough…
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Police & Fire
Graffiti Vandal, 29, Caught On Video By Neighbor Nabbed By South Nyack-Grand View PD
A 29-year-old man who was caught on videotape by a neighbor painting graffiti has been arrested. Daniel Cohan of South Nyack was arrested Friday following a police investigation by the South Nyack-Grand View Police Department, said Chief Daniel Smith. According to Smith, Cohan was caught defacing a stop sign on Wednesday and a neighbor videotaped him in the act. When Smith realized he was caught, he then began trying to wipe off the graffiti before leaving in his car. The neighbor then posted the video to Facebook and residents began to comment on the crime, before it was brought to the po…
