Nearly 20 flags burned in Ohio community
Posted: 06/01/2010
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By: Associated Press
WOOSTER, Ohio (AP) - People in one Ohio town say they were startled Memorial Day morning to find vandals had torched close to 20 U.S. flags installed on lawns by the Rotary Club.
Residents in Wooster say it appears fires were set on the ground at the bases of the 10-foot metal flag poles and that flames traveled up and burned the flags.
Police were alerted just before 3:30 a.m. Monday in the community 50 miles south of Cleveland. Lt. Greg Bolek says the poles were cool to the touch by the time officers arrived.
Bolek says when the culprits are caught, they face possible criminal damaging and arson charges.
The Rotary Club placed almost 1,000 flags in Wooster and nearby Smithville. A spokeswoman says the organization will replace the flags that burned.
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Information from: The Daily Record, http://www.the-daily-record.com
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