BOSTON (WHDH) - State police are investigating after the State House was vandalized early Wednesday morning and a suspicious package was left behind on Boston Common.
White paint could be seen splattered across exterior entrance steps to the State House and words were written in black spray paint across a large stone pillar.
Footsteps were also visible in white paint leading away from the scene toward Boston Common.
The incident is believed to have occurred around 3:30 a.m. and soon after troopers received a report of a suspicious package in the Common which may have been abandoned by the suspect.
State police deployed the Bomb Squad to investigate out of an abundance of caution.
Anyone with information is urged to report it to the State Police Boston Barracks at (617) 727-6780.
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