The Lake County Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for information after a vandal or vandals spray-painted swastikas on more than a dozen headstones at a Jewish cemetery in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 8 a.m. Monday to Am Echod Jewish Cemetery, 3050 Grand Avenue in Waukegan, for a report of criminal damage […]
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‘Evil act’: Leaders condemn hate crime that left over dozen headstones graffitied at Waukegan Jewish cemetery
Gov. Pritzker and other leaders are condemning the vandalism that left swastikas spray-painted on headstones at a Jewish cemetery in Waukegan as public works crews worked to remove the graffiti Tuesday. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 8 a.m. Monday to Am Echod Jewish Cemetery, 3050 Grand Avenue in Waukegan, for a report of criminal […]
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‘Despicable act’: Swastikas spray-painted onto over a dozen headstones at Jewish cemetery in Waukegan
Authorities are seeking help in identifying the suspect or suspects who spray-pained swastikas onto more than a dozen headstones at a Jewish cemetery in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 8 a.m. Monday to Am Echod Jewish Cemetery, 3050 Grand Avenue in Waukegan, for a report of criminal damage to property. Waukegan Deputy Police […]