article_snippet.sent: A tree dedicated to the memory of Brown has been destroyed by vandals just hours after being planted.
article_snippet.sent: Missouri on Saturday (pictured) Destroyed:
article_snippet.sent: A second tree that was close to the Brown memorial and had been dedicated by a Ferguson resident to their dead pet was also vandalized.
article_snippet.sent: An investigation into the incident is ongoing, and the City of Ferguson is replacing the trees today [Monday].' the incident is the third time that a Brown memorial has been destroyed.
article_snippet.sent: In September, a memorial that included stuffed toys, images and notes close to where Brown died was destroyed by a fire.
article_snippet.sent: And in December, a car hit and destroyed a memorial. 
highlights_snippet.sent: This is the third time a Brown memorial has been destroyed; in September, a memorial went up in flames and in December, one was hit by a car .