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Police Close Investigation Of Black Lives Matter Banner Vandalism

Marblehead police said the Clerk-Magistrate of Lynn District Court will determine if there is probable cause for a criminal complaint.

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Earlier this month Marblehead police asked for the public's help in identifying a "person of interest" in last month's vandalism of a Black Lives Matter banner at the Unitarian Universalist Church on Mugford Street
Earlier this month Marblehead police asked for the public's help in identifying a "person of interest" in last month's vandalism of a Black Lives Matter banner at the Unitarian Universalist Church on Mugford Street (Marblehead Police Department)

MARBLEHEAD, MA — Marblehead police closed an investigation into vandalism of a Black Lives Matter banner last month at the Unitarian Universalist Church on Mugford Street.

"The matter has been referred to the Clerk-Magistrate of the Lynn District Court who will determine if there is probable cause for a criminal complaint to issue," police said in a statement Wednesday. No other details were released.

The vandalism happened in the early-morning hours of June 28. Police released surveillance footage of a "person of interest" in the incident on July 9. Protesters have scheduled a march from Beverly City Hall to the church on Friday to protest the incident and a similar incident in Beverly.

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