Second teen arrested for graffiti

TOWN OF POUGHKEEPSIE – Police have arrested a second 15-year-old boy for making graffiti in the Arlington area of the Town of Poughkeepsie.

The arrest was the result of an ongoing investigation stemming from an incident that occurred on April 15 when a citizen witnessed two youths making graffiti on a commercial building, and called police.

When officers got there, they detained one youth while the other fled.

The second youth was arrested and charged with making graffiti, a misdemeanor. He was issued an appearance ticket to appear in Dutchess County Family Court and was released to a parent.

When police responded to the scene of the graffiti paining, they confiscated seven cans of spray paint, paint rollers, a five gallon bucket of paint and a book of graffiti sketches. The sketches, as well as the graffiti on the buildings, are similar to the graffiti that has been applied to several buildings in the Arlington business area in recent weeks, police said.