Two Santa Rosa residents have found themselves on the wrong side of the law after their graffiti exploits led to their arrest. Fabian Manriquez Lopez, 23, and Alexis Smith, 20, were taken into custody last Thursday after an investigation by the Santa Rosa Police Department Property Crimes Investigations (PCI) Team linked them to a spate of tagging across Sonoma County. The Santa Rosa Police Department detailed the arrests on social media, identifying the duo’s alleged handiwork at notable locations, including a mall parking garage and local parks, with damages estimated at around $10,000.
A digital trail of evidence on Snapchat aided the PCI detectives in zeroing in on Lopez and Smith. Having authored search warrants for two Snapchat accounts, they uncovered videos and images incriminating the suspects. The arrests occurred in Rohnert Park and Santa Rosa, respectively, after detectives completed surveillance at both the suspects’ homes and workplaces. According to the Santa Rosa Police Department, Lopez was nabbed while walking on Commerce Boulevard and Enterprise Drive, while Smith was taken into custody at her home on Clover Drive.
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