December 06, 2008
Statue Honoring Fallen Marine Recovered, Suspect Charged
Scumbag. His mugshot in inset:
North Jersey
LITTLE FERRY — A borough man has been accused of trying to steal a statue erected in honor of fallen Marine Sgt. Matthew Fenton, a borough resident killed in Iraq in 2006, police said.The suspect, Vincent J. McManus, told police he took the statue to sell for scrap metal — only to discover later that it was made of glazed concrete, police said.
The statue of a soldier was recovered yesterday in McManus’ back yard, where it was hidden under a garbage can, Lt. Frank Novak said. The only damage is a broken finger, he added.
The statue was reported missing from its base in front of Memorial School on Sunday morning, Novak said, and Police Chief Ralph Verdi made its recovery the department’s top priority.
Pat Dollard has story on this marine.
h/t GP
By Stable Hand at December 6, 2008 09:47 PM | | l digg this
