Providence Police Arrest Woman for Vandalizing Historic Downtown Building

Providence Police Arrest Woman for Vandalizing Historic Downtown Building

Providence Police arrested a woman for reportedly "tagging" a historic downtown building with graffiti - who was already facing on a bench warrant. 

About Incident 

At approximately 7 PM on Friday. August 22, police on patrol in the Westminster Street area said they saw a suspect in the act of defacing the Shepard Building with graffiti. Located at 225 Westminster Street, the Shepard Building is on the National Register of Historic Places. 

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The graffiti on the building matched that of another recent incident downtown, say police.

Police said that the suspect ran off on foot and was apprehended by police on Fulton Street. 

The suspect was identified as Lucy Carr, age 24; police said her boyfriend, Michael Caparelli, obstructed officers in the line of duty and was also arrested.

Police say Carr had an active bench warrant at the time of her arrest; she is now also facing charges of malicious injury to property.