27-05-2025
St. Cloud Police investigation yields suspects in ‘Vanish' graffiti vandals
The St. Cloud Police Department announced charges are pending against two people for spray painting 'Besh' and 'Vanish' on buildings across the city.
A May 27 release states charges are pending against two suspects, a 22-year-old St. Cloud man and a 16-year-old Kansas boy who is temporarily living in the Granite City.
Allegedly, the 22-year-old primarily wrote 'Besh' in downtown St. Cloud, with a few other locations across the city, causing 'thousands of dollars' in damages. Meanwhile the 16-year-old would write 'Vanish' in the city's downtown and south side, causing more than $3,000 in damages, according to police.
The police department said multiple charges have been sent to the Stearns County Attorney's Office.
Authorities in the release said they'll continue working with businesses and community members to investigate graffiti.
'Graffiti will not be tolerated in this city and continued police resources will be utilized to seek criminal charges on any individual that wants to vandalize property in the City of St. Cloud,' SCPD wrote in a release.
Corey Schmidt covers politics and courts for the St. Cloud Times. He can be reached at cschmidt@
This article originally appeared on St. Cloud Times: St. Cloud 'Vanish' graffiti investigation finds suspects.
