"It's not the right place for them to do that here, nuh-uh," said Lafander Proby.
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Over the weekend, several new street signs along Fulton Street were vandalized. Officers say the suspect is 53-year-old Dallas Blanchard. In a surveillance video, you can see a man slinging white paint as he walks down the street.
"When we interviewed him about this case he didn't confess to it. He just said he's a political activist and he knows the process so he was booked into the Fresno County jail for vandalism," said Captain Mark Salazar.
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Blanchard has been publically critical of the renovation project. He is also a familiar face at various local protests. Last month, he was cited for violating a homeless camping ordinance.
"This is for the community so hopefully people will respect that and if they don't there's consequences," Miggy Santos.
Blanchard was charged with a misdemeanor and remains in jail tonight.