The Grand Rapids Press

EAST GRAND RAPIDS — A tip from an East Grand Rapids High School student helped law enforcement track down two people accused of vandalizing parts of Gaslight Village.

The pair — a 21-year-old Grandville man and 20-year-old Walker woman — agreed to turn themselves in and were scheduled to be arraigned this week. They are charged with defacing public property and unlawful public posting, misdemeanors punishable by a $500 fine and up to 90 days in jail.

The pair caused more than $1,000 worth of damage to street signs, utility boxes, newspaper stands and restrooms at John Collins Park, said Officer Ryan Holmes, of the East Grand Rapids Public Safety Department.

Holmes said the student’s tip led to the Walker woman’s Xanga Web site. A search of her home turned up property from the other vandal, Holmes said.

The pair were involved in “tagging,” an activity popular among high school and college-age people, who pick targets to mark and then often display the work on a Web site, police said.

The Grandville man signs his graffiti as “Rank,” and the Walker woman signs hers “Nos,” according to reports.