Crime & Safety

Massachusetts State House Entrance Splattered With Paint, Bomb Squad Called To Boston Common

The entrance to the Massachusetts State House in Boston was vandalized early Wednesday morning and the bomb squad was later called in.

(CBS Boston)

July 23, 2025 / 8:31 AM EDT

The entrance to the Massachusetts State House in Boston was vandalized early Wednesday morning and the bomb squad was later called in.

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Someone splattered white paint and sprayed black paint onto the front entrance gate on Beacon Street. Massachusetts State Police were called to the scene around 3:30 a.m. and were told the suspect ran away across the street into Boston Common.

White footprints were left behind by the vandal on the brick sidewalk.

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Someone splattered white paint and sprayed black paint onto the front entrance of the Massachusetts State House in Boston on July 23, 2025./CBS Boston

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