Semiautomatic Pistol Seized In Arrest Of Suspected San Rafael Taggers

SAN RAFAEL, CA — A semiautomatic firearm was seized earlier this week during an arrest of suspected taggers, San Rafael police said.

Officers responding to a report of loiterers tagging a building with spray paint found a semiautomatic pistol and a 33-round high-capacity magazine, police said.

The suspects were booked into Marin County Jail, police said.

“The suspects were detained with fresh spray paint on their fingertips and a search of the area was conducted,” the agency wrote on its Facebook page.

One of the suspects is seen in surveillance video discarding the firearm into the bed of the pickup truck, police said.