Crime & Safety

Headstone Toppled, Fire Damage Reported At Melrose Cemetery

Police in Massachusetts cemetery are asking for the public's help after an apparent act of vandalism at a cemetery.

(CBS Boston)

August 26, 2024

MELROSE – Police in Massachusetts cemetery are asking for the public's help after an apparent act of vandalism at a cemetery.

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Melrose police said fencing at Workmen's Circle Cemetery was knocked over and charred by a fire. A headstone had also been knocked over and was damaged by flames, police said.

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Damage to a cemetery in Melrose/Melrose Police/CBS Boston

Police said the headstone and fence were intact August 18 when the groundskeeper left for the night. The damage was discovered and reported to police Tuesday afternoon.

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