LOS ANGELES — A man the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department believe is responsible for graffiti across the state told authorities Wednesday he would turn himself in.

Deputies said Cyrus Yazdani, who is allegedly known as “Buket,” has been tagging California cities. Images and videos of the tagging can be found online, including a YouTube video showing the tag being posted on a 101 Freeway overpass near the Melrose and Normandie avenues exit.

“He was arrested in San Jose. He was arrested in Long Beach. So clearly this person gets around,” said commander Dan Finkelstein of the sheriff’s department.

KNBC’s Gordon Tokumatsu also found a video online of “Buket” being spray painted on a moving bus, as dozens of witnesses walk by.

Finkelstein, of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Transit Police, said there are more than 20 deputies working graffiti fulltime.

In one portion of the Los Angeles River, “Buket” tags can be found about every 50 yards.

Finkelstein said taggers adore attention, but their obsessive quest can become their undoing, leaving trails of evidence for police to follow.

“Some of them actually say it’s an addiction — that it’s a problem they can’t stop,” said deputy Oscar Calderon.

Deputies visited what they believed to be Yazdani’s residence on Wednesday. Deputies said they found plenty of evidence to pair with an online video.

Finkelstein said Yazdani is allegedly responsible for more than $40,000 worth of damage, which could lead to prison time.

Yazdani told deputies by phone he will turn himself in next week.