An Alhambra man has been arrested on suspicion of spray-painting images of cats throughout the Los Angeles area, it was reported Wednesday.
Rick Ordonez's alleged kitty artwork totaled about $15,000 worth of damage, said Los Angeles County sheriff's Detective Marlon Johnson. The 33-year-old suspect was booked on suspicion of felony vandalism, the Pasadena Star-News reported:
Through informants and tips, officials identified Ordonez as a suspect in the vandalisms and arrested him without incident Wednesday at his home in the 200 block of Elm Street in Alhambra, Johnson said. Detectives first noticed the appearance of the cats at the beginning of the year.
The artwork consisted of mostly cartoon cats, the newspaper reported.
Ordonez, who authorities described as a "cat-lover," is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail.
