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Moustache Man "Sorry" For Tagging Subway Ads
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Christopher Robbins
Published Jun 26, 2011
Modified Jun 26, 2011
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Published Jun 26, 2011
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More details are emerging about internationally renowned street artist guy who scribbles "Moustache" on subway advertisements, 26-year-old Joseph Patrick Waldo, after he was arrested last night on charges of felony criminal mischief. He's from Virginia! He doesn't have a moustache! His aunt thinks "he's a great kid!" And in the complaint against him Waldo even apologizes, saying, "I'm sorry for my actions and have agreed to fully cooperate and never do it again." So much for drawing moustaches "for f*cking ever!"
The NYPD claims that Waldo caused more than $1,500 in damage to MTA property, and was nabbed for tagging an ad at the 3rd Avenue L station on June 18. Waldo, who the Daily News describes as "sporting black Ray-Ban sunglasses, tattoos and a five o'clock shadow" (someone's been watching a little too muchOz) was picked up outside his employer, Gray Line tours, and declined to comment to the newspaper. His supervisor noted that "He's kind of quiet, very easygoing, very cool," which sounds a lot like some serial killers to us.
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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