Brooklyn monument defaced just hours before Sunday menorah lighting

Monday, December 30, 2019
PROSPECT PARK, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Police are searching for the person who defaced the monument at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, just hours ahead of Sunday night's menorah lighting.

The vandal spray-painted 'Bird God' in large letters on the side of Soldiers' and Sailors' arch.
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It is not clear what 'Bird God' refers to.

Workers are clearing the graffiti. Until it is removed, a large blue tarp will cover the words.
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