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Polk Deputies Investigating Cemetery Vandalism
Photo from Polk County Sheriff's Office
Polk County deputies are looking for the person who knocked over 27 tombstones, some of them dating back to the 1800s, at Bethel Baptist Church.
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Published: June 10, 2008
Twenty-seven headstones were damaged at Bethel Baptist Church cemetery in Lakeland in the past few days, and Polk County deputies are seeking the community's help to find whoever caused the damage.
"Years of family memories have been broken forever," Sheriff Grady Judd said today in a news release.
The headstones were damaged sometime between 9:30 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. Monday at the east side of the cemetery on Socrum Loop Road, deputies say. Some of the headstones date back to the 1800s.
Anyone with information can call Detective Kevin Matheny at (863) 577-1623.
Reporter Josh Poltilove can be reached at jpoltilove@tampatrib.com or (813) 259-7691.
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