AMESBURY, MASS. (WHDH) - Police have launched an investigation after a historical landmark in Amesbury was vandalized.
The Powder House, which was built in 1810 to store munitions up to the War of 1812, was spray-painted sometime between March 23 and April 4, according to the Amesbury police.
Anyone with information on who may be responsible is asked to call the detective unit at 978-388-1212.
“Michelangelo will be required to repaint his artwork as community service in lieu of facing criminal charges,” the police department wrote on Facebook.
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