Police nab alleged graffiti vandals

Five individuals have been charged in connection with a string of vandalism that occurred throughout Hampton earlier this year.
     Police say Francisco Ozuna, 18, Giovanny Palacios-Hernandez, 18, Irving Mora, 19, Cassandra Johnson, 17, and a fifth unnamed suspect spray painted graffiti at multiple businesses and other locations this summer. The Hampton Police Department charged all five individuals Oct. 27 with varying counts of Criminal Mischief following a four-month investigation.
     The four named suspects are from Hampton. All five individuals were charged with one count of Second Degree Criminal Mischief for allegedly spray painting graffiti on the Rolling Prairie Trail and footbridge.
     Read the full article in the November 4 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.