Police are currently looking for those responsible for destroying a 9/11 memorial in Washingtonville, New York.
Washingtonville Police Chief Brian Zacarro shared with the Times Herald-Record that those responsible must have used a saw to cut apart the flagpole. The vandals also wrote a message in marker on what was left of the pole, according to The Sun.
Zaccaro did not share what the message said.
Members of the community were reported to have been surprised that the 9/11 memorial had been a target by the vandals.
The destroy everything & hate everyone culture has struck again last night as the Washingtonville NY Orange County 9/11 Memorial park was vandalized & AMERICAN FLAG CUT DOWN. These individuals obviously don't know what sacrificing everything to save a fellow human being really is pic.twitter.com/oUFdh3gWr2
— NYCFireWire (@NYCFireWire) July 8, 2020
Mayor Joseph Bucco announced on Facebook that an award "in excess of $3,000" is now being offered to anyone who is able to provide information that may lead to those responsible for the criminal activity.
The memorial was completed before the first anniversary of the attack in September of 2002, and was dedicated to 5 firefighters who were from the area and had given their lives: Mark Whitford, Bobby Hamilton, Gerry Nevins, Dennis Devlin, and Lt. Glenn Perry.
The damage was discovered on Wednesday after someone sent a text message to the mayor of the vandalized property.
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