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Cortland PD announces arrest in mural vandalism at Hollywood Restaurant

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The defaced mural of Ronnie James Dio in Cortland. Photo: Saga Communications/Kat Walters/Cayuga Media Group

CORTLAND, NY (607NewsNow) — The Cortland Police Department says they found a suspected vandal.

Last week, a mural featuring rock legend and Cortland-native Ronnie James Dio at the Hollywood Restaurant on Groton Ave. was graffitied.

Cortland Police have arrested someone for the vandalism of a mural painted recently at the Hollywood Restaurant in Cortland. Photo by Kat Walters, Cayuga Media Group.

Police Chief David Guerrera says 41-year-old Andrew Grant was arrested Saturday, July 25. Grant is accused of vandalizing several buildings and property over a 5-hour stretch between 10 p.m. Wednesday, July 22 and 3 a.m. Thursday, July 23.

Grant was charged with 11 misdemeanor counts of making graffiti.

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