Suspect spray paints cars in New York instructing drivers to park correctly

NEW YORK (KGO) -- The person who is writing a message on cars in New York City might identify as a parking critic, but at least two car owners and police say the person is nothing but a vandal.

A resident of the Glendale neighborhood in Queens found a message scrawled on her car earlier this week.

The car's owner spoke to a local TV station, but she wanted her identity hidden. "I know how hard it is to find spots in this neighborhood, so I would try to leave space if there was space so it's very upsetting."

Another spray painted note, instructing a driver to park right, appeared on another car in the same area.

New York detectives found surveillance video taken outside a school. One image shows a man carrying what appears to be spray paint.

Neighbors admit street parking is hard to find, but they accuse Glendale's parking vigilante of going too far.