Steve, who lives in British Columbia, called the tip line on Friday, three days after the National Park Service sought the public's help in identifying the vandal.
A Lake Tahoe homeowner who saw a burglary in progress via a security camera reported the crime, and deputies followed footprints in the snow to make an arrest.
Because the shelter-in-place order allows outside exercise, most parks in the San Francisco Bay Area are allowing public access to trails, beaches and other open space.