50 headstones vandalized at Highland Cemetery in Ypsilanti

Posted on Wed, Jan 16, 2013 : 1:22 p.m.

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Police say 50 headstones were damaged sometime over the weekend at Highland Cemetery in Ypsilanti.

Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com

Fifty headstones were vandalized over the weekend at Highland Cemetery in Ypsilanti.

An employee from the cemetery, at 943 N. River St., said the damage is not permanent, but trash was strewn across some of the headstones. The cemetery is in the process of notifying the families.

The Ypsilanti Police Department said no further information was available about the incident.


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Katrease Stafford covers Ypsilanti for AnnArbor.com.Reach her at katreasestafford@annarbor.com or 734-623-2548 and follow her on twitter.

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