NYC's 'Moustache Man' Subway Ad Vandal Finally Captured

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In case you hadn't heard, an infamous criminal was captured last week following a lengthy manhunt. And I don't mean Whitey Bulger. NYC subway patrons can ride the trains without fear once more, now that 26-year-old Joseph Patrick Waldo, aka the Moustache Man, has been apprehended and charged with felony criminal mischief for allegedly causing $1,500 in damage by defacing ads in MTA stations. Using a Magic Marker, the would-be Warhol wrote the word "moustache" with a distinctive cursive flourish beneath the noses of clean-shaven celebs and models in various advertisements.

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