YOU’RE WATCHING WISN 12 NEWS AT SIX. >> THE BIG STORY TONIGHT AT SIX. WAUKESHA COUNTY SHERIFF’S INVESTIGATORS ARE SEARCHING FOR THE VANDAL WHO DEFACED A SEPTEMBER 11TH MEMORIAL WITH A MESSAGE OF HATE. >> SOMEONE SPRAY PAINTED SWASTIKAS ON THE MEMORIAL AND THE LISBON VILLAGE HALL BUILDING. TONIGHT, WE TAKE YOU INSIDE THE EFFORT TO CLEAR THAT GRAFFITI. KENDALL KEYS IS COVERING WAUKESHA COUNTY. >> CREWS IN LISBON. WORKING MONDAY TO REMOVE IMAGES OF ANTI-SEMITISM LEFT BY A VANDAL OVER THE WEEKEND. >> THERE IS A SWASTIKA OVER HERE. THERE ARE SOME OTHER. ANTI-SEMITIC REMARKS. WHEN YOU SEE THAT. IT JUST. I THINK EVERYBODY KIND OF GETS A LITTLE JOLT IN THEIR HEART STRINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, IT JUST HURTS TO TO READ IT AND SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND THE FIRST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS FIND THE PERSON WHO DID IT AND THEN HAVE IT REMOVED IMMEDIATELY. >> SOMEONE SPRAY PAINTED A SWASTIKA ON THE STONE OF THE VILLAGE’S NINE OVER 11 MEMORIAL IN THE BRICK VILLAGE HALL BUILDING, WITH REFERENCES TO THE BIBLE. >> THE BUILDING WE CAN CLEAN UP, OR, YOU KNOW, WE CAN REBUILD. BUT A MEMORIAL LIKE THIS, MANY PEOPLE DONATED MONEY AND FUNDS FOR THIS TO HAPPEN, AND IT’S CLOSE TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. >> EACH YEAR ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, PEOPLE GATHER AT THE MEMORIAL. 12 NEWS IN 2021 SPOKE TO THE LISBON FIRE DEPARTMENT LIEUTENANT, WHO WANTED A TRIBUTE TO THOSE KILLED IN THE SMALL WAUKESHA COUNTY VILLAGE. >> EVERYBODY PITCHED IN AN IDEA THAT STARTED OUT IN MY MIND AS A SMALL DISPLAY ON A WALL OF THE FIREHOUSE TURNED INTO THIS WONDERFUL DISPLAY HERE AT THE COMMUNITY PARK. >> THE MEANING BEHIND THE MEMORIAL MADE IT EVEN MORE IMPORTANT TO GET IT CLEANED UP. CREWS USED A SPECIAL CHEMICAL AGENT TO POWER WASH SPRAY PAINT OFF OF THIS REAL STEEL BEAM FROM THE TWIN TOWERS. BEING CAREFUL TO PRESERVE THE PIECE OF HISTORY. >> HIGHWAY GUYS DID A GREAT JOB CLEANING THIS UP, AND HOPEFULLY WE DON’T HAVE TO HEAR ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENING FOR A REALLY LONG TIME. >> IN LISBON. KENDALL KEYS WISN 12 NEWS.
Antisemitic graffiti spray-painted on Lisbon 9/11 memorial
The Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office said it is investigating the vandalism.
The Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office is searching for the vandal responsible for defacing a Sept. 11 memorial in the village of Lisbon. Crews worked Monday to remove the images of antisemitism.”We are, you know, a hard-working, blue-collar village. And so when you see that, I think everybody kind of gets a little jolt in their heartstrings,” Village Administrator Daniel Green said. “It just hurts to, to read it and see something like that. The first thing you want to do is find the person who did it and have it removed immediately.”Someone spray-painted swastikas on the memorial and references to the Bible on the village hall building. “The memorial was the worst part,” Green said. “The building we can clean up, or we can rebuild. But a memorial like this, many people donated money and funds for this to happen. And it’s close to a lot of people.”Each year on Sept. 11, people gather at the memorial. In 2021, WISN 12 News spoke to the Lisbon Fire Department lieutenant who wanted to build a tribute to those killed in the attack in the small Waukesha County village. “Everybody pitched in. An idea that started out in my mind as a small display in the wall of the firehouse turned into this wonderful display here at the community park,” Meyer said in 2021. The memorial’s meaning made cleaning it up even more important. Crews used a special chemical agent to power wash the spray paint off of a real steel beam from the twin towers, being careful to preserve the piece of history.”The highway guys did a great job cleaning this up,” Green said. “Hopefully we don’t have to hear about something like this happening for a long time.”The Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office is investigating. Nobody has been arrested.Top HeadlinesFamily of public safety officer killed still seeking answers after arrestMan dies after being shot at Oshkosh Fleet Farm by police, DOJ investigatingMilwaukee duplex goes up in flames on Mother’s DayBeagles from controversial Dane County farm to arrive at Waukesha shelter WATCH Passengers exposed to Hantavirus land in Omaha
The Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office is searching for the vandal responsible for defacing a Sept. 11 memorial in the village of Lisbon.
Crews worked Monday to remove the images of antisemitism.
“We are, you know, a hard-working, blue-collar village. And so when you see that, I think everybody kind of gets a little jolt in their heartstrings,” Village Administrator Daniel Green said. “It just hurts to, to read it and see something like that. The first thing you want to do is find the person who did it and have it removed immediately.”
Someone spray-painted swastikas on the memorial and references to the Bible on the village hall building.
“The memorial was the worst part,” Green said. “The building we can clean up, or we can rebuild. But a memorial like this, many people donated money and funds for this to happen. And it’s close to a lot of people.”
Each year on Sept. 11, people gather at the memorial. In 2021, WISN 12 News spoke to the Lisbon Fire Department lieutenant who wanted to build a tribute to those killed in the attack in the small Waukesha County village.
“Everybody pitched in. An idea that started out in my mind as a small display in the wall of the firehouse turned into this wonderful display here at the community park,” Meyer said in 2021.
The memorial’s meaning made cleaning it up even more important. Crews used a special chemical agent to power wash the spray paint off of a real steel beam from the twin towers, being careful to preserve the piece of history.
“The highway guys did a great job cleaning this up,” Green said. “Hopefully we don’t have to hear about something like this happening for a long time.”
The Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office is investigating. Nobody has been arrested.
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