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Broken headstones cover the ground of historic City Cemetery #3 on the city’s 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.
Sunken graves, “John Doe” markers and PVC crosses makeup the corner lot for unidentified migrants in Maverick County Cemetery. Who is responsible?
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SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio mother is fighting back after she caught two people stealing toys from her daughter’s grave on surveillance video. I said, ‘My daughter can’t even rest peacefully because they are taking her belongings.’”The 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.”Kennedy 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.
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La Vernia – 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.”When 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.”The family has since taken their search to social media, to flyers, and to the La Vernia Police Department. It really is.”If you have any information that could help the family, you are urged to contact the La Vernia Police Department.
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San Antonio – A San Antonio man has dedicated several months to cleaning and revitalizing some of San Antonio’s 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.”Some of the gravestones he’s 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
