Printed in the High Desert Advocate Edition September 24, 2021.
A local Wendover cemetery grave was vandalized probably by someone known of the family. (photo credit Wendover Utah Police/Public Safety Division)
Police are searching for the culprit behind a series of cemetery vandalism incidents at the Wendover Cemetery.
The Wendover Police Department(Utah) says they responded to three separate reports of vandalism between September 6 through September 16, 2021.
Police say the culprit used a permanent black marker to deface several headstones and rearranged the setting of personal graveside benches.
Officials believe the suspect knew the deceased victims as they wrote the names of related family members on the headstones.
Wendover Police are currently offering a $1000 reward for any information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the incident.
Anyone with information about the situation is being asked to call the Wendover Police Department at (435) 665-7010
The High Desert Advocate talked to Kenneth Quirk, Wendover Director of Public Safety at the police station and there were no further development yet at time of printing.
