Óscar A. Contreras is a Murrow-nominated journalist who has been writing for the E.W. Scripps Company since January 2014.
DENVER — The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. monument in Denver’s City Park was vandalized overnight, according to the president of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Colorado Holiday Commission.
"It was a coordinated effort," Howard told Denver7, explaining that the largest piece that was taken from the monument could not have been carried by a single person due to its weight. This isn't the first time the monument has been vandalized, Howard said, but"this is the first time they did it to this extent."
Howard estimates damages to the monument could be at least $75,000 as that was the value of one of the pieces stolen from the monument. The entire memorial is valued at $3 million.
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