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3 Plymouth Township cemeteries vandalized

Gravestones at 3 Plymouth Township cemeteries spray-painted with swastikas
Plymouth Township Police Department

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Police are investigating the desecration of three neighboring cemeteries in Plymouth Township.

Between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, police say several gravesites were vandalized and spray-painted with swastikas, according to a photo police shared on Facebook.


The cemeteries are all within a mile of each other: Saint Benedict Cemetery on Colwell Lane, Saint Matthews Cemetery at North Lane and Butler Pike, and Old Saint Matthews Cemetery a few blocks away on Butler Pike.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Plymouth Township Police Department Detective Unit at 610-279-1901 or email Det. Sgt. Christopher Schwartz at cschwartz@plymouthtownship.org.