MONTCLAIR -- A 79-year-old man has been charged with repeatedly vandalizing a boarded up storefront with pro-Donald Trump graffiti, police announced Friday.

According to Montclair police, township resident Anthony DiNapoli was charged with prohibited acts of graffiti after an investigation into the vandalism at 255 Bellevue Ave.

The business at the location, Power Stretch Studios, remains boarded up after a Sept. 5 fire. According to a NorthJersey.com report, beginning a few days after last week's election, graffiti in the form of Trump campaign slogans like "Make America Great Again" and "Lock Her Up" started appearing on the boards. When the owner would paint over the graffiti, a new batch of it would pop up the next day, the report said.

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After several nights of the pattern, a group of children painted a mural on the wall that read "Make America Love Again," the report said. A post on the township website from Montclair Deputy Mayor Bill Hurlock indicated that the mural was vandalized after it went up, as well.

"To engage in such activity and to convey such an inappropriate message, on the heels of the tragedy that occurred with the recent fire and resultant displacement of certain businesses, is sickening," Hurlock wrote in a message on the website.

"I am also deeply saddened by the defacement of the wonderful mural the local children created in an effort to make something beautiful out of that which was ugly."

Multiple town officials and departments have been working together to find the alleged suspect and clean the graffiti, he said in the post.

Police did not immediately respond to requests for more information on the vandalism.

About 84.5 percent of the population in Montclair, which has a reputation for being an inclusive town, voted for Hillary Clinton in last week's presidential election.

According to reports, Power Stretch Studios, one of a few area businesses damaged by the fire, is set to reopen by the end of the year.

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