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    Alleged “Boss” Vandal Arrested

    Police Say Man Vandalized Police Station While in Custody


    Saturday, August 1, 2009
    By Katherine Perry
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    Santa Barbara police have arrested an 18-year-old county resident this week on graffiti charges. According to a report by police spokesperson Sgt. Lorenzo Duarte, officers were on patrol in the area of Modoc Road and Mission Street on Tuesday, July 28, when they noticed James Fuller walking along the sidewalk. As the officers made a U-turn in an attempt to contact Fuller, he allegedly began to run, dropping a shopping bag filled with spray paint cans. An officer chased Fuller for a few blocks, before he finally caught up to him.

    Upon arresting Fuller, officers allegedly noticed paint on his fingertips. They then searched the area for graffiti and found multiple telephone poles with “BOSS” sprayed painted on them. According to Duarte’s report of the incident, later, at the police station, Fuller continued vandalizing by carving “BS” into the wooded area of an interview room.

    Fuller was booked in the county jail for resisting or delaying arrest and possession of spray paint with the intent to commit vandalism.

    Katherine Perry is an Independent intern.

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    Our neighborhood and now the hiking trails are continuously getting tagged with graffiti. It is ridiculous that this goes on. While the graffiti in neighborhoods can be painted over - the same cannot be done with the graffiti on the hiking trails. The community needs action now - tougher laws, community intervention... before graffiti destroys the beauty of our surroundings.

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    ScreamingStone (anonymous profile)
    August 1, 2009 at 8:09 a.m. (Suggest removal)

    "Didn't they take his knife away when they arrested him ?

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    gdude (anonymous profile)
    August 1, 2009 at 8:14 a.m. (Suggest removal)

    I've seen this guy's tagging in my neighborhood. Glad he was caught. I hope they reform him somehow, so he doesn't come out, change his name, and do it some more.

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    gdude (anonymous profile)
    August 1, 2009 at 3:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)

    Tagging or graffiti is a lack of respect for the community and private property. Those who do this demand "respect" for their person in an alpha dog manner, and are willing to maim and murder if shown disrespect. Yet, they show no respect for other's person or property. This is a hot button for me. I hope this is treated as a felony.

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    August 3, 2009 at 5:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)

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