Vandals Damage Dozens of Historic Grave Markers in Attleboro, Massachusetts
Vandals apparently overturned more than 50 grave markers over the weekend at the city's historic Old Kirk burial ground located at the rear of Second Congregational Church. Keith Priesing, a church member and the cemetery's caretaker, called the damage the result of "malicious vandalism."A total of 53 markers, many dating to the early 19th Century, were toppled. Priesing said some stones broke after striking the ground and might not be repairable. The Old Kirk contains graves dating from the 18th Century including as many as 60 Revolutionary War veterans according to a monument on the site.
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I hope the judge sentences these vandals to a summers worth of community service.
A judge here in Idaho, years ago sentence the two vandals who did the same thing to hours of community service. To complete the hours they had to work six days a week for 12 hours a day. Starting the day after school let out to the day before school start in the fall.