TOWSON, Md. — Wreaths honoring veterans were stolen from a historic war memorial in downtown Towson over the weekend, marking the first known act of vandalism at the sacred site.

The wreaths were removed from the Wayside Cross at Towson Circle, where they had been placed on Veterans Day by local veterans’ groups. The memorial has stood at the busy intersection for more than a century.

Wreaths stolen from century-old war memorial in Towson

"The shrubs around here looked a little stamped down, could be because of them taking the wreaths off. There's flowers just kind of scattered throughout the area here," said Barry Burnett, historian for American Legion Post 22. "Our local handyman came by who takes care of the area and he said they were here as of last Friday, so just over this past we

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