Medium is the message in Nanaimo, B.C., but RCMP not impressed

NANAIMO, B.C. – A Vancouver Island man is facing charges after choosing a poor time and place to let his creative impulses flow.

Nanaimo RCMP say an officer was called to a doughnut shop on Sunday when staff reported someone had just spray-painted the shop floor.

The suspect was gone by the time police arrived, but as the officer was taking photos of the damaged floor, a bystander noticed someone was spray-painting the RCMP cruiser parked outside.

Const. Gary O’Brien says the person was “meticulously painting the windshield” before delivering a final blast of paint to the side of the cruiser as the officer ran up.

The 24-year-old suspect was promptly arrested and is waiting for a court date in February on two counts of mischief.

O’Brien says the officer was able to remove the spray paint using graffiti wipes.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 27, 2020