Graffiti vandals used special tactics as part of city-wide vandlism spree — and one is an LA utility worker

Source: New York Post

A gang of alleged graffiti vandals turned Los Angeles buildings into their personal spray-painted billboards, racking up nearly $173,000 in damage — and one of the accused is a city utility worker who prosecutors say helped carry out the yearlong rampage. Javier Rezendez Rocha, an electrical craft helper for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power since 2018, is facing 12 felony counts of vandalism over the alleged spree, which prosecutors say ran from August 2025 through August 2026. 7 One of the accused is a city utility worker who prosecutors say helped carry out the yearlong rampage.