https://freerepublic.com/tag/hollywoodcemetery/ en-us Wed, 17 Mar 2021 08:02:48 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3942858/posts More than a dozen gravestones and memorials were toppled and spray-painted in Hollywood Cemetery on Saturday, causing more than $200,000 in damage, according to the Richmond police, who are investigating the vandalism. “The desecration of graves is just a cowardly act that we cannot tolerate,” Police Chief Gerald Smith said at a Monday news conference asking the community for tips or any information about the incident. Vandals entered the cemetery shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday, he said. It appears the vandals used a sledgehammer to knock over headstones and used black spray paint on some. The graffiti was not legible,... Richmond Times-Dispatch https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3942858/posts#comment Wed, 17 Mar 2021 08:02:48 GMT