Reward Offered For Graffiti Damage

Incident likely to have occurred around midnight on New Year’s

Humboldt Sentinel
1/4/09
By Sentinel Staff

ARCATA -- The Arcata Police Department is offering a $500 reward for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of those responsible for damaging a statue and ATM machine on New Year’s Eve.

Early on New Year’s Day, Arcata police officers discovered someone spray-painted graffiti on the statue of President William McKinley during New Year’s Eve celebrations, probably at about midnight, when several thousand people were on the Plaza.

About the same time, the Washington Mutual Bank ATM at the Jacoby’s Storehouse was also spray-painted with graffiti, presumably by the same vandals.

Anyone with information about the vandalism can call Sgt. Dave Brown or the on-duty watch commander (707) 822-2428.