We know, we know, we’ll get it out of the way first — we cover Borf too much, Borf sucks, he’s a tagger without talent, we’re “crackers” for even writing about him, etc, etc, etc. Believe us, we’ve heard it all. Over and over. And over.
But since we seem to have become the clearinghouse for all things Borf, we felt a responsibility to post this email from a loyal reader who tipped us off to the fact that — gasp! — the indefatigable Borf may have been arrested last night! A message was sent this morning to the MPD-3d listserv, which is for residents of the Third District and normally covers police-related announcements, safety tips and the like. To wit:
MIDNITE UNITS ARRESTED “BORF” – the infamous graffiti artist that has plagued Parkview, Columbia Heights, Pleasant Plains, Ledroit Park, etc etc
At 0315 hours – officers who were on routine patrol were flagged down at V Street/Georgia Avenue when a citizen reported that there were a group of guys spraypainting buildings on 7th STreet — the officers pulled up and observed three subjects spraypainting and the subjects took off running when officers approached — the officers chased down all three subjects and caught them in the 2100 blk of 9th Street:
Arrested:
Richard Lee – A/male from Great Falls, VA
John Tsombikos – W/male from Great Falls, VA (the main “borf”)
John Doe – w/male WHO REFUSED ALL INFOAll were charged with Defacing private property
The email is from Diane Groomes, Inspector and Commanding Officer of the Third District Substation.
We have to say we’re fairly surprised, though maybe we shouldn’t have been — Borf did once decline an interview with DCist because, according to him, “spending the night in jail will make you hate any city …”
We haven’t been able to confirm through any other means yet a) what is going on beyond this announcement b) if the three people arrested are actually members of a possible Borf collective, but we’ll certainly keep you updated.
