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Surveillance Towers, Fencing Added After Reflecting Pool Vandalism

6/28/2026

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Authorities have installed mobile surveillance towers and new fencing around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to tighten security.
U.S. President Donald Trump said vandals cut the Reflecting Pool’s new liner after the National Park Service reported a knife damage on June 9.
Park Police arrested one man who touched a peeling paint fragment while National Guard foot patrols now guard the area for July Fourth.

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Authorities have installed mobile surveillance towers and new fencing around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to tighten security.
U.S. President Donald Trump said vandals cut the Reflecting Pool’s new liner after the National Park Service reported a knife damage on June 9.
Park Police arrested one man who touched a peeling paint fragment while National Guard foot patrols now guard the area for July Fourth.