On Monday, February 23, 2026, officers assigned to District C-6 (South Boston) arrested Anders Hubbard, 24, of Braintree, and Elton Ernest, 23, of Somerville, for Tagging Property.
About 12:06 AM, police responded to the area of 197 W Second Street for a report of vandalism in progress. Boston Police Operations provided officers with a description of two possible suspects that were tagging a building across the street.
Upon arrival, officers observed two individuals walking down C Street towards W First. Due to the ongoing blizzard conditions and limited foot traffic at that time, officers stopped both individuals with Anders having paint splatter on his jacket. The suspect was also clutching an object in his right jacket pocket which was determined to be a can of spray paint.
After a search incident to arrest both suspects, officers recovered a second can of spray paint from Anders, and a blue tote bag containing two paint cans and three paint pens from Ernest.
Both suspects were placed under arrest and are expected to be arraigned in South Boston District Court for the charge of Tagging Property.