Shearer's Bridge Vandals Caught
WGN 38-36-31#2
Lancaster County, PA, August 28, 2012 - Two people have been arrested for spray-painting graffiti on freshly painted Shearer's Mill covered bridge in Manheim.
Wendy Bucher, 21, of Manheim, and a 17-year-old were arrested for damaging Shearer's Covered Bridge in the borough's Veterans Memorial Park about 10 days ago.
The two were charged with institutional vandalism, which is a felony because the bridge is registered under the Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission.
The bridge was damaged within a day of it being painted by more than a dozen volunteers from the Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Society of Pennsylvania.
Manheim employees removed the damage a day later. For the story, go to: http://www.ydr.com/state/ci_21420156/two-charged-spray-painting-manheim-covered-bridge.
[This story was distributed to the Covered Bridge Community by Jim Smedly and James Crouse - Ed.]
