Blog: Vandalism

You don’t need to actually tag a building to be charged with a graffiti-related crime in Los Angeles. If you just intend to commit an act of vandalism, mere possession of tools or other items that you were going to use in the act is enough to get you charged with a crime. California Penal …

As high school seniors across San Diego County approach graduation, some of them may be thinking about the time-honored tradition of pulling a “senior prank.” But if that prank includes damage to property, it can also constitute vandalism – a criminal offense in California that can come with serious consequences. Vandalism is a crime in …

In December 2015, a 20-year-old man was arrested and is facing criminal charges for vandalizing the parking lot of a Sikh temple in Buena Park, California. Such acts against houses of worship, especially mosques, has been on the uptick over the past year. Whether it is a mosque, church, synagogue, or any other house of …

The answer to the question in the title is “yes.” If you are arrested for “tagging” a building, home, or other structure or property in Riverside County, you can be charged with either the crime of vandalism or the separate criminal offense of graffiti. Vandalism Tagging is a form of vandalism as that term is …