Melted plastic hangs ragged from what was a platform on a playground structure at Buffington Park near 7th Avenue and Delaware Street in Gary, Ind. Tuesday June 19, 2012. The park was recently vandalized, including some parts set on fire. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
An outer layer of bricks seems to be missing around the war memorial at Buffington Park near 7th Avenue and Delaware Street in Gary, Ind. Tuesday June 19, 2012. The park was recently vandalized and Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson announced there is a reward for information. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
The park rules and regulations sign is partially burned at Buffington Park near 7th Avenue and Delaware Street in Gary, Ind. Tuesday June 19, 2012. The park was vandalized recently, including arson damage to a playground structure. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
The park rules and regulations sign is partially burned and leans at Buffington Park near 7th Avenue and Delaware Street in Gary, Ind. Tuesday June 19, 2012. The park was vandalized recently, including arson damage to a playground structure. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
Melted plastic hangs ragged from what was a platform on a playground structure at Buffington Park near 7th Avenue and Delaware Street in Gary, Ind. Tuesday June 19, 2012. The park was recently vandalized, including some parts set on fire. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
Weeds grow around a splash pad area where vandals broke into at least one maintenance structure and also set fire to nearby playground equipment at Buffington Park near 7th Avenue and Delaware Street in Gary, Ind. Tuesday June 19, 2012. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
GARY — Vandals burned playground equipment and removed bricks last weekend from the war memorial at Buffington Park, which had recently been restored by a youth group. Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson talked about the damage Tuesday morning at the Mayor’s Leadership Prayer Breakfast. She said a …
