The following information was released by the Cypress Police Department.
On May 7, 2013, at approximately 6:30 a.m., Cypress Police Officers discovered that one of their own S.W.A.T. vehicles had been vandalized by graffiti. The vehicle was parked in a secured parking lot and the vandalism occurred sometime during the night.
Approximately twenty minutes later, officers were dispatched to Lexington Junior High School in regards to a vandalism investigation. Upon arrival, it was determined that the school had the same graffiti as the Cypress Police vehicle. Graffiti was located on the front of the school, on the school sign, and in the quad area. The total damage to both the school and the police vehicle was estimated at $50,000.
On May 7, 2013, at approximately 3:45 pm, Cypress Police Officers were dispatched back to Lexington Junior High School in regards to a suspicious person who was seen wearing a bandanna over his face and taking pictures of the school.
Upon contacting that subject, it was determined through a detailed investigation that the subject was responsible for vandalizing both the school and the Cypress Police vehicle. He had returned to the school to collect trophy pictures of the vandalism.
Mitchell Lee (D.O.B. 02-04-91), who is a Cypress resident, was placed under arrest for P.C. 594(b)(1) – Vandalism. He was subsequently booked at the Orange County Jail and is being held on $20,000 bail. A search warrant was also served at his Cypress home which revealed further evidence of both crimes.
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Booking photo of Mitchell Lee courtesy of Cypress Police Department.
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