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North Shore Police Officer Memorial Vandalized

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Crews were called to clean up a memorial on the North Shore after someone defaced it recently.

Within the last 24 hours, someone spray painted "ACAB" on the Law Enforcement Officers Memorial of Allegheny County.

The letters are meant to represent a derogatory phrase about police officers.

Kevin Acklin, Mayor Bill Peduto's spokesman tells KDKA's Marty Griffin

"It's absolutely unacceptable, this is not the type of Pittsburgh the mayor emulates or wants to see...there is not a more callous or despicable act," Kevin Acklin, Mayor Bill Peduto's spokesman, tells KDKA's Marty Griffin.

"It's total disrespect for law enforcement. It's total disrespect for police officers killed in the line of duty," Law Enforcement Memorial President Donna Best said. "I think it's atrocious. They don't do the job police officers do, they wouldn't dare doing the job police officers do, police officers keep the community safe, they keep thugs like this safe, believe or not."

This is the second time the monument has been vandalized, a few months ago someone used a crowbar or bat to chip the memorial.

Best will check with Heinz Field to see if surveillance cameras cover that area. She may also talk to the sports and exhibition authority about installing cameras around the memorials.

The person responsible has not been located at this time and the Pittsburgh Police Graffiti squad is investigating.

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