Light rail trains hit by graffiti

It's only been running since Saturday, but someone has already painted graffiti inside one of the Valley's light rail trains.

Metro's Hillary Foose says whoever did it will be punished. "Violators are prosecuted to fullest extent of the law. So we take it very seriously and will not come lightly on this issue."

The graffiti was discovered by a driver doing a routine inspection.

Metro officials don't know where the train was when the graffiti was drawn. They're reviewing 20 hours of footage from the rail cars video cameras to try to find who did it.

There are over a dozen cameras on every light rail car, meaning there are 32 cameras for every two-car train.

"There's also those same kinds of cameras, which are continuously recording at the stations - there's several at each station - and also at the park-and-rides," Foose said.