3 Brandon teenagers caught graffiti tagging businesses

1:31 PM, Mar 21, 2013   |    comments
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Brandon, Florida -- Three teenagers were arrested Thursday for their role in a graffiti spree that hit 13 different areas throughout the central Brandon area.

Hillsborough Sheriff's officials say the graffiti spree has been going on since May 2012 with the tags "Swingset", "Dash", "Krast", and "Rayek" showing up on business walls, fences, street signs, traffic boxes and a utility trailer.

Recently, a local business captured one of the boys spray painting "Swingset" on a wall on its surveillance camera. Deputies were then able to identify and locate the boy from that video. 

The two others were soon found and interviewed by deputies.

Eighteen-year-old Luis Lopez was charged with 11 counts criminal mischief. A 14-year-old juvenile was charged with 3 counts and a 17-year-old juvenile was charged with 11 counts of criminal mischief.