Albany police make two additional graffiti arrests in crack-down effort

Albany police are continuing to crack down on graffiti in the city, as they arrest two additional individuals, Thursday.

Albany police spokesperson James Miller tells CBS 6 that police received information that two individuals were spotted tagging buildings on Central Ave early Thursday.

Miller says patrol officers spotted two individuals matching the descriptions; they were found in possession of a white marker, which matched the taggings reported.

Michael Swim, 18, who has a previous graffiti arrest, and Simon Ottendorf, 16, were taken into police custody, and arraigned Thursday morning in Albany City Criminal Court.

Police say they tagged these six locations:

484 Central Avenue - Dumpster tagged

500 Central Avenue - Garage door

504 Central Avenue - Front Windows and Dumpster

532 Central Avenue - Front Window

Corner of Central Avenue and Manning Blvd. - Bus Shelter

450 Central Avenue - Mail boxes and side of building

Swim and Ottendorf are two of ten individuals arrested for graffiti since June.