30 gravestones toppled, multiple vandalized at historic Black cemetery in Northern Kentucky Share Updated: 12:45 PM EST Dec 17, 2020 WLWT Digital Staff Share Updated: 12:45 PM EST Dec 17, 2020 WLWT Digital Staff WLWT Digital Staff The Elsmere Police Department is investigating after 30 grave headstones were toppled and multiple were vandalized at a historic Black cemetery.Police said the vandals toppled around 30 headstones at the Mary E. Smith Memorial Cemetery and defaced some of them with spray paint. The vandals sprayed-painted a capital A surrounded by a circle uniformly recognized as an anarchist symbol on the cemetery’s entrance sign and on some tombstones along with other graffiti, Elsmere Police Chief Joe Maier said.“The use of anarchist symbols in connection with vandalism in a historic Black cemetery doesn’t really make sense,” said Elsmere City Administrator Matt Dowling. “Most anarchists usual
Elsmere police investigating vandalism at historic Black cemetery
Vandals toppled and defaced headstones in one of Northern Kentuckyâs first historic Black cemeteries, according to Elsmere police.
Posted at 10:35 AM, Dec 17, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-17 17:20:41-05
ELSMERE, Ky. â Vandals toppled and defaced headstones in one of Northern Kentuckyâs first historic Black cemeteries, according to Elsmere police.
Linda Wilson, who serves as president of the Mary E. Smith Memorial Cemetery Board, said she couldn t believe it when she heard the news earlier this month. I mean, why would you do something like that? What would cause you to do something like that? she said in an interview with WCPO.