BOSTON — Flags set up in the Public Garden to remember the victims killed in the Sept. 11 terror attacks were uprooted overnight. Boston Police, who are investigating the apparent vandalism, confirmed to Boston 25 News that a suspect had been identified and located, and that the suspect had been offered services by BPD’s outreach team.
That suspect will be summonsed to court on vandalism charges.
Dozens of young volunteers from Project 351 placed nearly 3,000 flags at The Garden of Remembrance in the Boston Public Garden on Wednesday. Boston 25 News crews saw a passerby stop Thursday morning to help pick up some of the flags that were knocked over.
The flag memorial set up in the Boston Public Garden to honor 9/11 victims was damaged overnight. Thank you to the passerby we saw stop to pick up some of the flags 🇺🇸 https://t.co/wigDUOVav5 pic.twitter.com/vm7TAqHX8y
— Boston 25 News (@boston25) September 9, 2021
Passerby stops in the public garden to pickup flags that were apparently removed overnight by someone, just after being planted here by a community group led by young people. @boston25 pic.twitter.com/lLYrjwhIly
— Evan White (@EvanWhiteIII) September 9, 2021
Flight attendants & Captains from @AmericanAir spent the morning placing flags in tribute to each soul lost on 9/11.
— Capturegirl (@jenyp) September 8, 2021
Over 2,900 flags now grace the lawn surrounding the @BostonLogan 9/11 Memorial.#Boston25 pic.twitter.com/orUqGudZ1w
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