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PA Man Burning Plastic Christmas Wreathes At MD Cemetery Was 'Trying To Save The Earth'
A Pennsylvania man was arrested after authorities found him torching Christmas wreathes at a Maryland cemetery apparently because they weren't biodegradable and he was trying to save the planet, authorities said. Witnesses called 911 after spotting Peter J. Custer, 43, taking the plastic wreathes from three or more burial plots, placing them on an access road and lighting them on fire at the Cedar Lawn Memorial Park cemetery in Hagerstown around 1 a.m., the Maryland Fire Marshal said. Washington County Sheriff's Office, Maryland and the Office of the State Fire Marshal responded. Durin…