- Date
- 1979-09
- Kind
- Crime
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Howard J. Demorest’s letter reports deliberate vandalism that damaged a bulldozer engine at an estimated cost of $2,000 and asks witnesses to contact the local sheriff.
Evidence and limits
This is a first-person letter and newspaper note, not an investigation, charging document, insurance file, or adjudicated finding.
Sources
- Prints Demorest’s account of deliberate vandalism that ruined a nearly new bulldozer engine at an estimated $2,000 cost, and says the incident was reported to the island deputy sheriff. It is a first-person letter and newspaper note, not an investigation, charging document, insurance file, or adjudicated finding. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1979-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held twelve-page Summer 1979 issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the vandalism report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1979-06_Beaver-Beacon
Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island resident reports deliberate bulldozer vandalism, 1979”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bulldozer-vandalism-1979/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, Summer 1979, letter to the editor by Howard J. Demorest. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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