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President James A. Garfield Monument in Lakeview Cemetery burglarized, commemorative spoons stolen

Someone broke into the President James A. Garfield Monument in Lakeview Cemetery and stole commemorative spoons, police reports say.

The burglars on Wednesday shattered a window to the monument and resting place of the 20th U.S. president to get inside the building just off Mayfield Road.

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