Arrested For Defacing 'Plantation' Sign

'Let's Go to the Videotape!'

Sports broadcasting legend Warner Wolf -- who coined the phrase, "Let's go to the videotape" -- was arrested in Florida after officials say he ripped the word "Plantation" off a sign at a private community.

Long story short ... Wolf lives in a gated community called, "Classics Plantation Estates" in Naples, Florida (about 60 miles from Miami) ... but he thinks the word Plantation of offensive and wanted it removed.

According to the police report, Wolf had lobbied the homeowners association to drop it for months -- but on Nov. 30th, the 81-year-old finally took matters into his own hands.

Cops say Warner drove to the main community sign -- located in a fancy fountain…