L.A. County sheriff’s officers arrest two suspected graffiti vandals

They’re searching for a third man suspected in tagging that caused nearly $340,000 in property damage.

Johannes Boie, Los Angeles Times
August 25, 2010
Officers with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Transit Bureau arrested two suspected graffiti vandals and are searching for a third suspect after serving search warrants Tuesday at their homes in Whittier and El Monte.

The three men are members of a tagging group called PCN, which stands for Painting City Nightly or Painters Causing Nightmares, deputies said. They are accused of causing $338,000 in damage to freeway bridges and L.A. County properties. They started tagging about 1 1/2 years ago, officials said.

German Lara, 21, was arrested without incident early Tuesday at his home in the 1200 block of Danbrook Drive in Whittier.

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