CARTHAGE — The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating vandalism to several headstones that were overturned and U.S. flags that were ripped apart at Winter Hill Cemetery on Winter Hill Road, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Monday.

Cpl. Christopher Chase received the report of vandalism Sunday. He believes the vandalism occurred between Saturday night and early Sunday morning, Nichols said in the release.

Anyone who has information about the vandalism is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 207-778-2680 or leave a tip on the Sheriff’s Office tip website at https://www.tipsubmit.com/webtips.aspx?AgencyID=1214.

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