Youths charged in graveyard vandalism

By John Forrester, Globe Correspondent

Three 12-year-old boys are facing charges after allegedly vandalizing gravestones in a graveyard in the central Massachusetts town of Spencer, police said today.

Police began investigating reports of vandalized gravestones in the North Street Cemetery near the intersection of North and Power streets on July 8 after reports from neighbors, said Sergeant John Agnew.

A second wave of vandalism, which included damage to gravestones and a vault door, was reported July 11.

Agnew said police estimate that the trio damaged around 40 headstones. Charged Monday with wanton injury to real property, willful injuring of gravestones, and trespassing, the boys will face a hearing in the Worcester Juvenile Court. Agnew didn't know when the boys would appear in court.

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