Following an investigation, the Sweet Home Police Department took two juveniles into custody and charged them in connection with four graffiti incidents reported on July 5.
Donald Terry Mohr, 16, and James David Hackworth, 15, were referred to the Juvenile Department on four counts each of second-degree criminal trespass on July 23.
Mohr was lodged at the Linn-Benton Juvenile Detention Facility, and Hackworth was released to his grandmother.
The New Era previously reported that Mohr was taken into custody, but information about Hackworth and the investigation was not available until after press time last week.
On July 5, the department received five calls associated with the tagging of several public and private buildings in the downtown area, including the Sweet Home Public Library and Sweet Home High School, said Sgt. Jeff Lynn.
The tagging consisted of words and letters spray painted on the exterior of the buildings.
Officers responded to these reports and began investigating several leads developed through the use of video surveillance equipment operated by several building owners in the area, Lynn said. During the investigation, officers identified several suspects, who are local residents.