BEE COUNTY, Texas — A cleanup effort at a local cemetery has left many community members distressed after personal items were removed from gravesites, sparking a debate about communication and regulations.

The issue at Our Lady of Victory Cemetery #2 came to light after a Facebook post decried the "removal and destruction" of items from plots. 'Heartbroken': Beeville families upset over removal of decorations from graves

"I was really upset. I was mad. I was crying," said Erlinda Alvarado, who has multiple family members buried at the cemetery. She described finding bricks, lights, and even a small fence that had been removed and discarded. "For them to just rip them off. They just ripped it out with no heart or nothing."

Laly Arteaga, the cemetery administrator, explained that the cle

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