Graffiti Arrest

El Paso County Sheriff's Office

3850 Justice Rd., El Paso, Texas 79938

NEWS RELEASE

Contact: Rick Glancey/Public Affairs Director

(915) 538-2217

Pager: (915) 533-0733 (#5290)

EMAIL: rglancey@epcounty.com

Release Date & Time: Tuesday. January 29, 2008 2:30 PM

WHO: El Paso County Sheriff's Office (Criminal Investigation Division/Patrol).

WHAT: Two juveniles arrested Graffiti of Canutillo School.

WHERE: Canutillo, Texas.

WHEN: Thursday, January 10, 2008.

WHY: Under investigation.

FYI: El Paso County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested two 14 year old juvenile suspects (males) for vandalizing Jose Alderete Middle School (801 Talbot Rd., Canutillo, TX 79835).

Approximately $5,000.00 in damage was done to the school buildings, portables and doors. The damage consisted of spray painting graffiti on school property. Both juveniles were arrested and taken to the El Paso Juvenile probation Department on felony charges of Graffiti (State Jail Felony-marking is made on a school).

Both suspects were students at the school. El Paso County Sheriff’s Office policy forbids us from releasing any specific information regarding Juveniles.

Anyone with information regarding any criminal activity to include graffiti should to call the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office at (915) 546-2280.

“This behavior is unacceptable and with strong coordination between Patrol, Criminal Investigations and Community Service we will continue to strike back at the lawbreakers,” said Sergeant Robert “Bobby” Flores, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office.