Los Angeles County officials are offering a $20,000 reward for information that leads to the conviction of those responsible for a series of vandalisms at local cemeteries, where bronze plaques and memorial markers were stolen. The crimes date back to early January, when the Woodlawn Celestial Gardens cemetery in Carson was hit by thieves who stole dozens of plaques and destroyed headstones in the process.
'Related: 3 arrested in connection with plaque thefts in San PedroWeeks later, Lincoln Memorial Park was targeted by vandals, who ripped bronze markers and plaques from headstones and mausoleum walls on Jan. 12. 'A prominent bronze statue of President Abraham Lincoln that was dedicated in 1934 was damaged in an attempt to remove a plaque from the facade of the statue,' the motion said.