August 24, 2008
Memorial Department
Theft At the Shanower Memorial
This is strange and a little sad. From a Chicago Tribune report:
Someone broke into the Sept. 11 memorial near Naperville City Hall and stole a piece of concrete that had been part of the Pentagon, police said.
The theft occurred Wednesday, police said.
Naperville CrimeStoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.
The memorial honors victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, including Navy Cmdr. Dan Shanower, 40, a Naperville native who was one of 125 people who died at the Pentagon.
I encountered the Dan F. Shanower memorial in 2005 and took a few pictures which I used in a memorial day post.
Though presumably accurate, the story is slightly confusing because it makes it sound like the thief broke into a building to steal the pieces of the Pentagon when in fact the memorial is outside and in the open.
Larger ImageDan F. Shanower Memorial
From the description, I think this is what they're talking about:
Larger ImagePieces Of the Pentagon
The little clear boxes contain fragments from the Pentagon. I guess someone broke open one or more of the boxes and stole the chunks of concrete from inside.
I imagine it was just some kid screwing around, but with a front-page article in the Chicago Tribune, it's probably drawing more heat than he expected.
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