Toongabbie: Man charged with 85 graffiti offences

An alleged graffiti vandal has been charged with 85 offences after an investigation into more than $17,000 worth of damage to property.

Police swooped on a man after an investigation into alleged graffiti offences. Picture: NSW Police

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Police swooped on a Toongabbie house and charged a man with 85-graffiti related offences after an investigation into more than $17,000 worth of damage to property.

The man was arrested at Fitzwilliam Rd. Picture: NSW Police

Officers from the Police Transport Command North West Transport Action Group and North West Metro Region Enforcement Squad searched the house on Fitzwilliam Rd about 7am yesterday when they arrested a 36-year-old man who was wanted for 35 incidents across the northwest region of Sydney over the past 18 months.

Some of the spray cans seized. Pictures: NSW Police

Graffiti sketches police found in their search.

Police seized 400 spray cans, clothing items used for the alleged offences, keys, cannabis and graffiti sketches.

The man was conveyed to Parramatta police station where he was charged with 85 offences, including several counts of entering running lines, blacken face with intent, malicious damage (graffiti), possessing a prohibited drug, trespass and goods in custody.

Items that were allegedly used to vandalise $17,000 worth of property. Picture: NSW Police

Police photograph one of the goods recovered in the search. Picture: NSW Police

The man was refused bail and appeared in Parramatta Local Court today.

He was refused bail and remanded in custody and will reappear on Friday August 30.

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