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After a spate of vandalism during which about 80 headstones were damaged, some destroyed, in the Broadway Cemetery Historic District, officials said they’re considering ways to better protect the area.
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This is despicable. Hate crime? I hope this idiot gets locked up for a few years.
Me, too. Although I suspect he is mentally ill in the latest case. But cemetery desecration seems to be everywhere these days.
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