A 15-year-old boy was arrested last Friday after Simi Valley police say they caught him in the act of defacing Sycamore Elementary School.

At 9:49 p.m. on Jan. 29, the police department responded to a citizen’s call regarding vandalism in progress at the school. The citizen observed the juvenile spray-painting graffiti on the walls of the school and gave the officers his description, a police report said.

Following his arrest, the boy was also found responsible for several other acts of graffiti vandalism in the city. The Special Problems Section is investigating related incidents.

Anyone with information on graffiti suspects should call the police department at (805) 583-6950. Citizens can also call the city’s graffiti abatement hotline at (805) 583-6444 to report locations where graffiti needs to be removed/cleaned up.