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City officials claim no foul play after broken headstones found at City Cemetery #3
Read full article: City officials claim no foul play after broken headstones found at City Cemetery #3Broken headstones cover the ground of historic City Cemetery #3 on the cityās East Side. But what was once a criminal mischief case is no longer being investigated, as San Antonio police believe there is no foul play.
āPVC cemeteryā: Border residents upset over āinhumanā burial for unidentified migrants
Read full article: āPVC cemeteryā: Border residents upset over āinhumanā burial for unidentified migrantsSunken graves, āJohn Doeā markers and PVC crosses makeup the corner lot for unidentified migrants in Maverick County Cemetery. Who is responsible?
San Antonio mother catches thieves stealing toys from daughterās grave
Read full article: San Antonio mother catches thieves stealing toys from daughterās graveSAN ANTONIO ā A San Antonio mother is fighting back after she caught two people stealing toys from her daughterās grave on surveillance video. I said, āMy daughter canāt even rest peacefully because they are taking her belongings.āāThe first camera Kennedy put up was vandalized. To me, all of that stuff is valuable to me because I buy it from my heart for my daughter.āKennedy has filed a police report with San Antonio police. She said she wants the men caught, and she wants better security for the sake of the many loved ones buried at the cemetery. If you have any information that can help, you are urged to call San Antonio police.
San Antonio familyās lawn mower used to maintain cemetery stolen
Read full article: San Antonio familyās lawn mower used to maintain cemetery stolenLa Vernia ā A San Antonio family is asking the community for help with the return of their stolen lawn mower they used to maintain a cemetery where their 16-year-old son was buried. He treated his family like friends.āWhen Ibraheem Azooz, or Ibie, passed away, he was buried in the Islamic Cemetery in La Vernia off County Road 341. In addition to visiting their son and maintaining the trees in the cemetery multiple times a week, every Sunday, they cut the grass. It is heartbreaking.āThe family has since taken their search to social media, to flyers, and to the La Vernia Police Department. It really is.āIf you have any information that could help the family, you are urged to contact the La Vernia Police Department.
Whatās Up South Texas!: Good samaritan cleans historic gravestones to honor lives of those passed on
Read full article: Whatās Up South Texas!: Good samaritan cleans historic gravestones to honor lives of those passed onSan Antonio ā A San Antonio man has dedicated several months to cleaning and revitalizing some of San Antonioās oldest gravestones. This man, who asked not to be identified, has cleaned at least 400 gravestones in the San Fernando Cemetery #2 since last May. I have no special talent for this or anything, it is just something I enjoy doing.āSome of the gravestones heās cleaned are at least 100-years-old. He hopes his actions encourage others to help preserve the cemeteries of San Antonio too. : San Antonio man shares legacy of African American art, collections