Vandals strike Mt. Airy’s commercial district

An enclosed, 24-hour Bank of America ATM in Mt. Airy was vandalized early Monday morning, according to police. Officers responded at around 4:25 a.m. to Germantown and East Mount Airy avenues. There they found two, large holes punched out of two glass panes – one facing Germantown Avenue; the other East Mt. Airy. Officer Christine O’Brien, a spokesperson with the Philadelphia Police Department, said no one gained access to the ATM.The area was cordoned off with police tape Monday morning as shards of glass still sat on the sidewalk.

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