BREAKING NEWS: Prolific tagger arrested in Gardena
Gardena police Capt. Ed Burnett put this out tonight:
On 9/24/08 the Gardena Police personnel, served a graffiti related search warrant in the 1000 block of 159th Street. Officers were lead to this location after a thorough investigation of graffiti tagging throughout Gardena and surrounding cities.
Officers located and arrested Julian Castillo Rangel, 19 years old, of Gardena.
The investigation showed that Rangel, who uses the moniker of "Hate", defaced both city and private property approximately 300 times since early 2006. The value of the damage is estimated to be in excess of $100,000.
"Hate" quickly rose to the top of the Gardena Police Department's most wanted list after numerous instances of tagging with the moniker "Hate" began to appear on billboards, awnings, walls and poles.
Officers were able to identify Julian Rangel as "Hate." A search warrant was subsequently served at Rangel's residence, where spray cans, "slap tags", and other graffiti paraphernalia were located.
Rangel was arrested for an outstanding vandalism warrant and numerous felony graffiti charges. Rangel is being held on $150,000 in bail pending trial.
Anyone with information about a Graffiti vandal can call Officer Luis Villanueva at
310-217-6137.
Graffiti tagger arrested
On 9/24/08 the Gardena Police personnel, served a graffiti related search warrant in the 1000 block of 159th Street. Officers were lead to this location after a thorough investigation of graffiti tagging throughout Gardena and surrounding cities.
Officers located and arrested Julian Castillo Rangel, 19 years old, of Gardena.
The investigation showed that Rangel, who uses the moniker of "Hate", defaced both city and private property approximately 300 times since early 2006. The value of the damage is estimated to be in excess of $100,000.
"Hate" quickly rose to the top of the Gardena Police Department's most wanted list after numerous instances of tagging with the moniker "Hate" began to appear on billboards, awnings, walls and poles.
Officers were able to identify Julian Rangel as "Hate." A search warrant was subsequently served at Rangel's residence, where spray cans, "slap tags", and other graffiti paraphernalia were located.
Rangel was arrested for an outstanding vandalism warrant and numerous felony graffiti charges. Rangel is being held on $150,000 in bail pending trial.
Anyone with information about a Graffiti vandal can call Officer Luis Villanueva at
310-217-6137.
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