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NYPD Investigating Anti-Police Graffiti In Queens

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- The NYPD is investigating anti-police graffiti found scrawled on two public phone booths in Queens.

The graffiti was found on phone booths on 31st Street and 36th Avenue in Astoria.

One message read, "Become a hero? Shoot a cop!"

Anti-Police Graffiti On Queens Phone Booth
Anti-police graffiti on Queens phone booth. (credit: CBS 2)

"Good Cop = Dead Cop," another read.

It's believed the graffiti appeared sometime between Tuesday and Wednesday.

Police said they are reviewing surveillance video as part of the investigation.

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