Baldwin Park war memorial defaced

By Brian Day on October 18, 2008 6:39 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) |

Baldwin Park police arrested two suspected taggers Friday who apparently have no regard for military service.

Louis Andrew Lopez, a 23-year-old parolee from Baldwin park, was booked on suspicion of felony vandalism along with a local 16-year-old boy after reportedly etching graffiti into a large marble war memorial at Morgan Park.

Police report a citizen phone police to report the vandalism about 4 p.m., then pointed the suspects out to officers.

Local veterans have expressed outrage at the incident, as has Mayor Manuel Lozano.

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