The Black Lives Matter street mural in front of Trump Tower has been vandalized three times in one week, according to the NYPD. The latest incident occurred Saturday afternoon, when two women were arrested after they were seen pouring paint on the mural.
"It is absolutely unacceptable that the mural to commemorate the Black Lives Matter movement was vandalized, and we will absolutely fix it," Julia Arredondo, a spokeswoman for Mayor Bill de Blasio, said in an email.The latest incident occurred Saturday afternoon when two women from Staten Island, ages 39 and 29, were arrested after they were seen pouring paint on the mural, the department said.
On Friday, surveillance video captured three individuals"pouring and smearing paint on the mural and one female spreading flyers at the scene," according to the NYPD. When police arrived, they arrested four people who had blue paint on their hands and clothing.Two women, ages 25 and 39, and a 44-year-old man, all from New York City, were charged with criminal mischief and released.
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