On December 9, officers responded to a call of a victim reporting that their landlord/next door neighbor was banging on the front
door. Dispatch heard the reporting party yell, “don’t stab me”. Multiple officers arrived on scene. The victim was transported to Palomar Medical Center and suffered a punctured lung and a collapsed diaphragm. The suspect hid in the garage. After refusing to respond to commands, K-9, Aros, was deployed. The suspect swung his knife 27 times at Aros. Aros received multiple wounds to his head but is believed to make a full recovery.
Felony Graffiti
On December 11, officers responded to a report of a subject tagging a fence. Officers located the suspect and found several instances of gang-related spray paint tagging. Due to the size of the tagging, the suspect is facing charges of felony graffiti.
Did You Know?
• If the amount of defacement, damage, or destruction is four hundred dollars ($400) or more, vandalism is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 or in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or if the amount of defacement, damage, or destruction is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more, by a fine of not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.
• If the amount of defacement, damage, or destruction is less than four hundred dollars ($400), vandalism is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.
