{"id":1518332,"date":"2026-06-25T11:39:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T16:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?guid=2aa8bd3fb0a5cc4c16e3a4e6129c9378"},"modified":"2026-06-25T11:44:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T16:44:18","slug":"us-park-police-seek-to-id-person-in-reflecting-pool-vandalism-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1518332","title":{"rendered":"US Park Police seek to ID person in Reflecting Pool vandalism investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"
National Park Service employees and contractors use vacuums to remove green algae from the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on June 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>

(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Park Police are seeking assistance in identifying a person wanted in connection to a \"destruction of government property\" investigation related to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.<\/p>

Park Police posted on social media<\/a> Wednesday a video of the alleged incident that shows a person reaching into the Reflecting Pool and appearing to pull something from the water. The video is somewhat blurry and shot from a distance. ABC News has reached out to National Park Service and Park Police about the source of the video.<\/p>

The incident allegedly occurred at 3:36 p.m. ET on Friday, June 19. Park Police said anyone with information on the identity of the individual should contact their tip line.<\/p>

The bulletin comes as President Donald Trump continues to blame vandals for alleged damage at the Reflecting Pool after his administration's $16 million renovation.<\/p>

The White House has yet to provide evidence that shows the alleged vandalism to the site.<\/p>

\"The Reflecting Pool that you've heard so much about, which is so incredible, it's been gruesomely vandalized by thugs, bad people, but soon will be looking as beautiful as it looked just two weeks ago,\" Trump said on Wednesday night as he kicked off Freedom 250\u2019s Great American State Fair with remarks on the National Mall.<\/p>

\"In fact, I looked at it just a little while ago, it looks perfect already,\" the president continued. \"But we\u2019re fixing it. The vandals got to it, they\u2019ve largely been caught and are being prosecuted. We can't let that happen to our country.\"<\/p>

The Interior Department and the U.S. Park Police, though a spokesperson earlier this week, confirmed there had been several arrests and federal citations for alleged vandalism. Trump said on Tuesday that six people had been arrested.<\/p>

Trump also said earlier this week that the Reflecting Pool will be drained again<\/a> for \"permanent repair\" around the Fourth of July.<\/p>

Copyright \u00a9 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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