‘No Place for Hate’ Mural Vandalized in Boyertown

Eastern Berks Regional Police are investigating an incident in which a well-known community mural depicting the “No Place For Hate” theme was defaced sometime overnight, between the hours of 10:30pm Tuesday October 5, and 7:15am Wednesday October 6, 2021.

The mural is located on the west side of the Rita’s Water Ice building at 309 E. Phila. Avenue, on the corner of Franklin Street, in Boyertown.

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Police are requesting anyone with information to contact them at 610-369-3050, 610-367-5550, or through Berks County Dispatch at 1-800-372-9111. Anonymous tips may be called into Crime Alert Berks County at 1-877-373-9913. Crime Alert pays cash rewards for tips leading to an arrest.

What the mural looked like prior to the vandalism.
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