BOSTON (WHDH) - A Boston man was arrested in connection with vandalism incidents at two Boston buildings early Saturday morning.
Officers responding to a report of vandalism in progress in the area of 287 Berkeley St. in Back Bay about 5:43 a.m. found blue spray paint on a construction site wall in the area of 425 Boylston St.
While approaching the area of Commonwealth Avenue and Dartmouth Street, police saw a man fitting the description provided by dispatch, who was later identified as 37-year-old Angel Rodriguez, according to police.
He was arrested after police say they smelled paint, saw blue paint on his jacket and found a bottle of blue spray paint in his pocket.
Rodriguez is expected to be arraigned Monday in Boston Municipal Court on a charge of malicious destruction of property.
Similar graffiti was also found at the nearby Boston Public Garden and Boston Public Library. The blue spray paint and the words in the tagging are consistent with the other recent graffiti in the area but police have not said whether they are connected.
Police found similar graffiti on parts of the State House and on other buildings on Beacon Hill last weekend.
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