Vandals Damage Historic Belmont County Cemetery, Ohio, USA

Posted by admin on Oct 9, 2009

Police are searching for the vandals who have repeatedly damaged tombstones at a historic Belmont County cemetery, Ohio, USA.

The vandalism at Salem Cemetery in Kirkwood Township started in April 2008 then stopped for a while, but started back up again in recent weeks.

The cemetery contains several tombstones that belong to Revolutionary War veterans. Some have been split in half and others were completely toppled over. Police said vandals have even smashed grave markings on the road.

“It happens all the time. Kids go down there and knock over the tombstones. Why? I don’t know,” said Brian Arigoni, a township resident. “(They) get drunk and decide to tear stuff up.”

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