Those Crazy Lawless Negroes - Vandals damage police memorial after funeral for (NOPD) New Orleans Police Officer Vernell Brown

Less than 24 hours after New Orleans Police Officer Vernell Brown Jr. was buried, vandals struck, damaging the eternal flame honoring fallen officers at Lake Lawn Metairie Cemetery.

Officials had no immediate estimate of the cost of the damage, but the vandals pried off and destroyed the metal vessel housing the gas-powered flame. It is the centerpiece of the Louisiana Law Enforcement Officer Memorial.

"It's heartbreaking," said Matt Patin, executive director of the non-profit memorial, said Sunday (July 26). "It's sad.

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