Crime & Safety
50 Headstones Toppled, Broken In Wyckoff Cemetery, Police Say
The Wyckoff Reformed Church estimates the cost to repair and reposition the centuries old headstones is $10,000, police said.
WYCKOFF, N.J. — About 50 headstones at the Wyckoff Reformed Church's cemetery were toppled sometime overnight Sunday into Monday, police said.
Many of the tombstones were more than 100 years old and broke as a result of being knocked down, said David Murphy, the department's new chief.
The church estimates it will cost $10,000 to stand the tombstone upright again and repair them may cost more than $10,000, Murphy said.
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Police detectives are investigating the vandalization, the chief said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Wyckoff Police Department at 201-891-2121.
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