REEDLEY, Calif. (FOX26) — Police arrested three men on Thursday, accused of gang vandalism in Reedley.
A resident flagged down an officer and reported gang-related vandalism in the area of Columbia and Washington Avenues.
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Officers located the vandalism site and spotted a vehicle matching the description provided by the witnesses near a freshly painted “Norteno” tagging on Evening Glow and Columbia.
The driver tried to get away but stopped the vehicle at Fisher and Dinuba and took the three Reedley men were arrested for vandalism.
24-year-old Erik Valencia’s bail was set at $50,000, 29-year-old Alejandro Amezcua’s bail is $10,000, and 21-year-old Mario Samaniego’s bail is $5,000.
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While investigating, officers discovered four walls defaced by the suspects, along with aerosol paint cans found in the vehicle.
Amezcua and Samaniego also had paint on their hands.