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Man, 20, arrested after caught on video vandalizing Winnipeg building

A man, 20, was arrested in Winnipeg on Thursday for allegedly spray-painting a building on Oct. 10 an act that the landlord caught on camera and posted to Facebook one week ago.

Suspect is facing 2 counts of mischief under $5,000

Katherine Peters published this photograph without blurring the subject's face on Oct. 16. On Friday, police arrested a 20-year-old man.

A man, 20, was arrested in Winnipeg on Thursdayfor allegedly spray-painting abuilding on Oct. 10 an act that the landlord caught on camera and posted to Facebook one week ago.

Katherine Peters, the property owner who posted the video, saidshe is "amazed" at how effectiveFacebookwas in tracking down the suspect.

Peters owns the building at2145 Portage Ave. that was vandalized.

Aroundthe beginning of October, she hadfive or six HD-quality security cameras installed, which allows her to monitor activity from home, work or on her phone, by way of an app.

On Oct. 16, she postedphotos and a video thatshow a young man spray-painting her building with graffiti, andthe postswent viral,the video itself collecting more than 3,000 shares and more than 90,000 views.

Peters saidthe posts were an effort to stop what she calls an "ongoing frustration," and she is happy an arrest has been made.

She said the man was identified through a "friend of a friend."

Themanfaces two counts of mischief under $5,000.