Santa Rosa park hit by vandals, police arrest 2

Officers found two men at the park with spray paint cans, according to authorities.|
RANDI ROSSMANN
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

Two suspected gang members were in custody Sunday after police found them with spray paint cans in a small Santa Rosa park marred by freshly painted gang graffiti, police said.

Officers called to Live Oak Park in west Santa Rosa about 6:30 p.m. Sunday found two men with red spray paint. Several items in the park were marked by red gang tangs, including a slide, police said. They arrested Robert Decoite, 18, and Montanez Moreno, 24, both of Santa Rosa, on suspicion of felony vandalism and felony gang-participation charges. Moreno remained in custody Monday morning with bail at $75,000. Decoite apparently had been released on bail.

You can reach Staff Writer Randi Rossmann at 521-5412 or randi.rossmann@pressdemocrat.com.

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