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News Release: 08/095/3053/EJA/(4)
May 9, 2008

Three Arrested for Rash of Graffiti

            Officers and detectives of various agencies have made the initial arrests for a series for destruction by graffiti cases. Carlos Lara, 18, of 3100 South Manchester Street, Falls Church, was arrested on Wednesday, May 7 and transported to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. Lara and two juveniles, a 17-year-old Falls Church-area boy and 16-year-old Arlington boy, have been charged with felony destruction of property.

            The three arrested are accused of writing graffiti on several locations in the Northern Virginia area. Examples of their work have been found as far back as December 2007. It is believed they are responsible for as many as 50 different locations at a cost that could exceed $50,000. These cases are being investigated and coordinated through the efforts of members from the Fairfax County Police Department, the Arlington County Police Department, the United States Postal Service and the Northern Virginia Community College Police Department.

Carlos Lara