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Police in Upland say they caught a tagging suspect in the act and took him into custody Wednesday night.

Officers were in the area of West Foothill Boulevard and North San Antonio Avenue when they saw a male tagging property, the Upland Police Department posted around 11 p.m. on X, formerly Twitter.

The unidentified suspect fled when officers tried to contact him but he was caught after a foot pursuit, police said.

“It was learned the suspect spray-painted on several walls & fences,” the post read.

Images of the suspect’s arrest and the vandalism he’s accused of causing were uploaded with the post.

  • Police arrested a suspected tagger in Upland.
  • Police arrested a suspected tagger in Upland.
  • Police arrested a suspected tagger in Upland.
  • Police arrested a suspected tagger in Upland.

The suspect was booked on suspicion of vandalism and resisting arrest.