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The Black Lives Matter sign in front of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis was reported stolen on Wednesday.

Lt. Ryan Frashure, Anne Arundel County police spokesman, said officers were called to the church on Dubois Road at 10:11 a.m.

Officials with the church told police they last saw the sign at 5 p.m. Tuesday. The thieves cut wire ties that had held it in place before stealing it.

Frashure said police have not identified a suspect and are actively investigating the theft.

The sign was hung at the church in August 2015 next to the entrance to show solidarity with the national movement that campaigns against violence and perceived systemic racism toward African-Americans.

It has been stolen several times, most recently in October, Frashure said.

Three churches in the Annapolis area which all put up signs supporting the movement have all seen their signs either stolen or defaced over the past year and a half.

St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Annapolis eventually changed their sign to read "Dismantle Racism" after it was defaced a number of times.

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