Just learned from my friend Troy Holden that apparently San Francisco based graffiti artist Girafa has been arrested. From the Mercury News: “San Jose police Thursday announced the arrest of a suspect they described as one of the most prolific graffiti artists in the Bay Area. Steven Free, 30, of San Francisco was arrested Tuesday on a $100,000 warrant, charging him in 10 felony cases in San Jose involving $40,000 in damages Free used the tagging moniker “Girafa,” and the cartoon character of a giraffe, police said. During a search of his San Francisco home, officers discovered thousands of pictures of graffiti with the “Girafa” moniker and cartoon characters of giraffes on several of his social Web sites. “He was just causing a lot of vandalism around the Bay Area, anywhere he would find a spot, he would use this moniker,” said San Jose police officer Jermaine Thomas.” - Thomas Hawk