Teen Accused of $18,000 in Damage to Parking Lot Lights

Surveillance video in Hamilton captured images someone damaging parking lot lamps twice in the past three weeks, and Novato police have arrested a 19-year-old man as a suspect.

Christopher Meyer West of Novato was in the suspect vehicle seen on the surveillance footage when he was pulled over at 11:50 p.m. Monday in the 700 block of Redwood Boulevard, Lt. Jennifer Welch said. Officers found evidence inside the vehicle linking West to the damaged lights.

The lamps were shot out with a BB gun or pellet gun Jan. 23 and Feb. 11 at the Hamilton Landing hangars, Welch said. The estimated repair costs are $18,000, she said.

West, who works as a server and cook according to the Marin County Jail booking log, was arrested at 12:22 a.m. Tuesday and faces one felony count of vandalism. His bail was set at $10,000.

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