St. John's Episcopal Church Warden Bill LaMere was more disappointed than appalled when he saw the damage caused by vandals to a fence and lighting fixtures surrounding a small memorial garden on Franklin Street.

Police believe teenagers are the culprits.
 
"There's a lot of people in this church that put a lot of effort into doing this and do have someone just come by in a few minutes and make it less than perfect is kind of disappointing," said LaMere.
 
Just down the street, at the Ogdensburg Salvation Army headquarters, Captain Timothy and Angela Shaffer couldn't believe anyone could be so thoughtless as to toss paint onto their church van.
 
"I'm a little upset that this has had to happen. We try to do as much good as we can through the community. We're trying to get something for the teens to do," said Captain Shaffer.     
 
Police were able to find a discarded paint can believed to have been used to vandalize the Salvation Army van while investigators were able to obtain fingerprints and other evidence that may lead them to those responsible.

Police say the latest incidents are not believe to be related to other recent vandalism, including the painting of swastikas on local buildings and at city parks.
 
The rash of vandalism incidents across the city has kept police busy.

"it's becoming a very serious problem here, especially now that the children are out of school," said Ogdensburg Police Sergeant Michael Bouchard.
  
In just a few short hours, vandals caused hundreds, if not thousands of dollars of damage - from broken flagpoles and the theft of an American Flag to broken windows on construction equipment.

Police say those responsible will be held accountable.

See our earlier report