The NYPD and MTA set up a fake wall made of plywood at the Borough Hall/Court Street station in Downtown Brooklyn.
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The officers, along with subway workers, came up with the idea after numerous commuters complained about the "#ilovetrump" graffiti at the station.
They put up a fake wall, complete with a padlocked door for worker access which looked similar to a construction area, on March 12.
Officers hid behind the wall and waited until the vandal showed up. When he did, they jumped out from behind and made the arrest.
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"Sure enough, our man came back and put up again in #lovetrump on the beam, so they caught him live writing on the beam," said NYPD Chief of Transit Edward Delatorre.
43-year-old Jamie Montemarano of Midwood was charged with criminal mischief and making graffiti.
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