Anonymous ID: c50978 July 11, 2020, 9:05 a.m. No.9927808   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

By Lily Cooper

Published July 11, 2020 at 8:12am

Early Wednesday morning, police were called to a vandalized 9/11 memorial in Orange County, New York.

The flagpole, which once stood at the center of the memorial in Washingtonville, was cut down, and at the base, a message was scrawled in black marker, according to the Times Herald-Record.

Washingtonville Police Chief Brian Zaccaro explained that he didnโ€™t want to disclose what the message said since the investigation was just getting started.

While mobs have been tearing down statues and vandalizing businesses, it seems that taking down memorials is next on their list, no matter what the memorial honors.

The Washingtonville memorial is a semi-circle of black granite with the names of five firefighters who died in the 2001 terrorist attacks engraved onto it. On top of each stone is a replica of a firefighterโ€™s helmet.

โ€œThe park and monument area are maintained primarily by the Village of Washingtonville with the help of many volunteers from the community who show up a few times a year to spruce up the monument and surrounding gardens,โ€ the 911 Living Memorial website says.

The community as a whole is outraged, according to Sergeant Ken Lopez of the Washingtonville Police Department. โ€œThe undertone in the community following the vandalism was one of disgust,โ€ Lopez told Newsweek.

 

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