McPherson Cemetery vandalism info reward continues to grow

Sandusky Register Staff
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03:11 PM
Sep 03
2010
Register photo/JASON WERLING One of the toppled grave markers at the McPherson Cemetery in Clyde on Monday, August 30, 2010, after vandals damaged the cemetery three times in a week.
Register photo/JASON WERLING Special Agent Ed Biederstedt of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation dusts a flower urn for prints at the McPherson Cemetery in Clyde on Monday, August 30, 2010, after vandals damaged the cemetery three times in a week. The headstone marks the grave of Rodger W. Young, a Medal of Honor recipient from World War II.
Register photo/JASON WERLING Clyde police Sgt. Mark Roach dusts a headstone for prints at the McPherson Cemetery in Clyde on Monday, August 30, 2010, after vandals damaged the cemetery three times in a week.
Register photo/JASON WERLING The statue of James B. McPherson stands over several overturned grave markers at the McPherson Cemetery in Clyde on Monday, August 30, 2010, after vandals damaged the cemetery three times in a week.
Register photo/JASON WERLING Special Agent Ed Biederstedt of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation dusts a veterans memorial marker for prints at the McPherson Cemetery in Clyde on Monday, August 30, 2010, after vandals damaged the cemetery three times in a week.
Register photo/JASON WERLING Special Agent Ed Biederstedt of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation dusts a flower urn for prints at the McPherson Cemetery in Clyde on Monday, August 30, 2010, after vandals damaged the cemetery three times in a week. The headstone marks the grave of Rodger W. Young, a Medal of Honor recipient from World War II.
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The reward for information in the McPherson Cemetery vandalism has ballooned to $7,461.
The vandals caused more than $100,000 damage to the cemetery during three hits last week. They knocked over headstones and destroying flowers and flags. Some monuments more than 150 years old were destroyed. 
 
Clyde police Chief Bruce Gower announced Friday that businesses, clubs and individuals from Clyde and the surrounding area have contributed to the reward fund to help police find the culprits. 
 
Gower said the police department have gotten leads and information that are being investigated, but any information is important, even if it seems small. 
 
Residents should call lead investigator Det. Sgt. Mark Roach at 419-547-9555 with information, e-mail police@clydeohio.org or the TIPS link at clydeohio.org.

 



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Falling Down's picture
Sep 06, 2010
01:18 PM

Falling Down says

I hope the people that did this are caught and given the harshest sentence possible. But knowing what judges sometimes give people that committed crimes like this are not even close to what most of us would give them; I would enjoy seeing them doing a few thousand hours of community service caring for the cemetery, monuments under the direct supervision of the most demanding, picky person possible. The conditions would be its done to the highest standard possible in any weather and any failing would result in jail time or more hours of community service. Teach them a lesson by teaching them to care.

ragtop66's picture
Sep 04, 2010
09:36 AM

ragtop66 says

I, and a lot of other people are fervently hoping and praying the ones who did this horrendous thing will be caught and punished to the fullest extent and beyond. 

They are nothing more than animals,  whoops!! sorry,  animals have more sense than to destroy a grave/burial site.

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