Cops: 3 arrested in graffiti incidents
Israel Rubio and Brandon Guzman were arrested and charged with 11 counts of making graffiti and two counts of possession of graffiti instruments, said Sgt. David O'Brien, of the Third Precinct Crime Section. (March 21, 2012) Credit: SCPD
Two young men and a teenager have been arrested, accused of scrawling graffiti on fences and businesses in several locations, including the Long Island Rail Road station in Brentwood and the Tanger Outlets mall in Deer Park, Suffolk police announced Wednesday.
Brandon Guzman, 20, of Suffolk Avenue in Brentwood, Israel Rubio, 21, of Whitmer Court in Islandia and a 15-year-old juvenile were arrested and charged with 11 counts of making graffiti and two counts of possession of graffiti instruments, said Sgt. David O'Brien, of the Third Precinct Crime Section.
The juvenile, whose name was withheld, was also charged with one count of third-degree criminal mischief. He was released to the custody of his mother while Guzman and Rubio were released on station house bail, O'Brien said.
They were arrested by First and Third Precinct Crime Section officers, who were investigating a string of vandalism incidents over the past six weeks.
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