A few weeks ago, someone or perhaps a group of people, decapitated the statue, police said. Fraga said about a week after that, the statue's head was replaced with a gnome. "They took a sledge hammer and decapitated her, and took her crown of roses and rosary beads," said Fraga. Windsor Locks police said they don't have a suspect, but believe kids may have done it. Authorities added that the incident is among a string of random vandalism in the area.
However, Fraga believes her property was targeted and that the incident is a hate crime. "That's up in my yard. That's not near the corner. That's right on my yard," said Fraga. While it's difficult for Fraga to see her once precious statue ruined, she said she won't remove it until she's ready. I think after I get over the initial shock, I'm going to take the whole thing down, said Fraga.
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While she feels the statue is irreplaceable, she hopes justice is served. "Whoever did it, God knows and you know. It's riding on your shoulder now," said Fraga. In the meantime, one of Fraga's friends is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. The person or persons responsible will be charged with criminal mischief, police said.
3 comments:
It's not up to the victim to classify a crime. That would be up to the courts.
@Anonymous who says this has anything to do with belief? I doubt the vandals even realized the significance of a statue, to them it was probably just a statue.
Connecticut seems to top the news from the US on this blog, we're one of 50 states and not a big one at that... Is there a reason we make it here so often or are we just strange?
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