A VANDAL GIVES UP

Alleged graffiti vandal Jason Wulf was escorted by Detectives Nino Navarra and Jonathan Dubroff of the NYPD Transit Bureau Special Investigations Unit from the 104th Precinct's Ridgewood stationhouse last Wednesday, Dec. 17. An alleged graffiti vandal with a rap sheet dating back 23 years turned himself into police last Wednesday, Dec. 17 for scrawling tags onto homes and businesses along Fresh Pond Road in Ridgewood.

Law enforcement sources said 37-year-old Jason Wulf of Wheeler Avenue in Staten Island surrendered to Detectives Jonathan Dubroff and Nino Navarra of the NYPD Transit Bureau Special Investigations Unit at the 104th Precinct stationhouse in Ridgewood.

Based on information gathered during the investigation, Wulf— whose record includes arrests as far back as 1985—was reportedly linked to the tag "DG" that was scrawled onto five locations along Fresh Pond Road between Feb. 19 and Mar. 15 of this year.

According to police, the tag was smeared onto the brickface or roll down gates of each location, which were identified as first-floor businesses and residences. The value of the damage allegedly caused by the suspect was estimated to be worth around $1,000, it was reported.

Even so, authorities noted, Wulf has been arrested at least 10 other times in recent years for scrawling graffiti around Queens, Manhattan and Staten Island.

Law enforcement sources said the suspect allegedly vandalized the following locations:

• 67-21 Fresh Pond Rd., which occurred between Feb. 19 and 20;

• 66-39 Fresh Pond Rd., which occurred between Feb. 28 and Mar. 1;

• 67-06 Fresh Pond Rd., which occurred between Mar. 2 and 3.

• 68-47 Fresh Pond Rd., which occurred between Mar. 5 and 6; and,

• 65-02 Fresh Pond Rd., which occurred between Mar. 14 and 15.

Law enforcement sources said the tags found on each building matched one linked to Wulf in samples provided to detectives.

The alleged vandal reportedly agreed to surrender to police after being questioned about the incident. He was charged with five counts of fourth-degree criminal mischief and making graffiti.

According to a spokesperson for Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, the suspect was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Dec. 18 before Judge Robert McGann and released on his own recognizance. He is scheduled to return to court on Jan. 14.

If convicted, the spokesperson said, Wulf faces up to a year in prison.