Ontario gang member arrested for tagging

November 19, 2009 4:37 PM

BY MATTHEW IMERMAN

SPECIAL TO THE HESPERIA STAR

An Ontario gang member was arrested for tagging Tuesday.

On Tuesday afternoon around 3 p.m., San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Rangel saw a man in an alley near the Gentlemen’s Club on Bear Valley Road. When Rangel investigates what was going on, he saw the suspect’s hands were covered in fresh spray paint. The suspect then took off running.

After a short foot chase, Anthony Riker, 20, was caught near the intersection of Cottonwood Avenue and Bear Valley Road. He was arrested and with vandalism and booked at the Victor Valley Jail.

Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact the Hesperia sheriff’s station at 760-947-1500 or call the anonymous WE-TIP line at 800-782-7463.

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