This seems right out of the Onion.
http://www.timesheraldonline.com/...
A Vallejo man was arrested Thursday morning for spray-painting a crosswalk on Sonoma Boulevard at Illinois Street, police said.
Anthony Cardenas, 52, was seen by city workers committing the alleged graffiti, Solano County Sheriff's Office Lt. Brad DeWall said. He was arrested at 9:30 a.m.
"He did give a statement," DeWall said. "I believe he said it needed a crosswalk there."
The jagged crosswalk was painted across the southern side of the busy intersection. The other three sides of the intersection already have crosswalks, which were also vandalized with diagonal white lines painted through them.
Caltrans planned to paint over the graffiti Thursday afternoon, DeWall said. Meanwhile, Vallejo cadets were stationed at the intersection to make sure no pedestrians tried to use the unofficial crosswalk.
According to the AP article, he was "booked into Solano County Jail on suspicion of felony vandalism".
The silliest part: by state law, this is probably an unmarked crosswalk, with the same exact legal status as a marked crosswalk. (For example, see Vallejo's crosswalk FAQ (last question).)
Here's a Google Street View of the intersection.
And for the unequal treatment file: http://www.laweekly.com/...
