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Subject: Re: [OHJACKSO] Portsmouth's Greenlawn Cemetery vandalized again
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 18:42:00 EDT


Anthony,
Thanks for the link to the story about the cemetery vandalism. I see that
the city council doesn't know how to stop it. For starters, money talks. If
they are serious about stopping it, they will increase the reward money being
offered by the police dept. Get that reward high enough and tongues will
loosen. I'll get the fund started....here is my commitment to add twenty bucks
for the ARREST and INCARCERATION. NOT for arrest and conviction which might
only be turning them back over to the parents who obviously do not have
control of them! I do not have any kin buried there.

In Corsicana, Texas where many of my ancestors are buried, they had a huge
problem with vandals. I wrote a letter to the editors of the Corsicana Sun
offering $1000.00 to anyone providing information leading to the arrest and
incarceration of those responsible. It was printed, but mine was the only
reward offered, and I had no takers. The damage done was so severe, it could only
have been done using log chains and 4-wheel drive trucks. Some of the
stones that were toppled had to weigh a 1/2 ton or more.

I'm not sure if they are still working, but Oakwood Cemetery in Corsicana
installed motion-detecting cameras that come on at dusk when the cemetery
closes. I've not heard of any vandalism since they installed the cameras about 6
years ago.

Jim Douglas



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