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2 arrested over allegedly defacing BLM mural in Santa Cruz

Police officers on Sunday arrested a 20-year-old and 19-year-old, both of Santa Cruz County, on charges of felony vandalism and conspiracy to commit a felony.
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In this aerial photo provided by the Santa Cruz Police Department is a Black Lives Matter Mural painted on a street that was vandalized in Santa Cruz, Calif., on Saturday, July 24, 2021. Police in Northern California have arrested two men over allegedly vandalizing the mural. The mural had recently been repainted in celebration of Juneteenth, the Santa Cruz Sentinel reported Sunday, July 25, 2021. (Santa Cruz Police Department via AP)

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Police in Northern California have arrested two men over allegedly vandalizing a Black Lives Matter mural painted on a street in Santa Cruz.

The Santa Cruz Sentinel reports the men allegedly took turns performing burnouts with their vehicles along the mural on a downtown street, defacing it with tire tread marks. 

Police officers on Sunday arrested a 20-year-old and 19-year-old, both of Santa Cruz County, on charges of felony vandalism and conspiracy to commit a felony. Both were released on bail.

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