Marlborough Student One of Two Charged in Westborough Graffiti Spree

Two 15-year-olds have been charged with malicious destruction of property in connection with the March 17 vandalism that included spray painting graffiti on Westborough High School and several buildings at Bay State Commons.

“The damage is well over $1,000,” said Westborough Police Chief Alan Gordon. “That number was just for the high school, but there is a lot of damage at Bay State as well.”

The teens include a student from the in Marlborough and a Westborough High School freshman. They will be charged in Worcester Juvenile Court with malicious destruction of property and possibly tagging, Gordon said.

An investigation by Officer Charles Dapolite, the school liaison officer in Westborough, led to the teens. “We got information from other students and the administration,” Gordon said.

He said that in addition to the criminal charges, the town will be seeking restitution, saying the culprits will have to pay for the cost of custodial cleaning, probable need for sandblasting and damage to the brick from the graffiti removal.

The graffiti was found on the Westborough High School building, stop signs on the campus, the former Linen-n-Things building, the Roche Bros building and Boston Sports Club. Police were first notified at 1:49 p.m. on Sunday, March 18. Based on the type of graffiti and spray paint, police feel the incidents are connected. 

The investigation is now complete.

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