Elk Grove Police Apprehend, Cite Alleged Tagger at Automall

May 19, 2016 |

A late night tagger was apprehended by police at the Elk Grove Automall.

Shortly after midnight on Wednesday morning, Elk Grove Police officers contacted 19-year old Mason Peterson of Elk Grove while walking through the automall after business hours. Upon contact, Peterson was reportedly in possession of several cans of spray paint and other graffiti paraphernalia.

Officers located a nearby utuility box that had been sprayed with Peterson's moniker. Peterson was arrested on vandalism charges. processed at the Elk Grove Police Department, issued a citation and released.