{"id":425240,"date":"2026-01-22T06:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T06:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/425240\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T06:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T06:20:11","slug":"pa-man-arrested-for-vandalizing-iconic-humpty-dumpty-statue-at-ocean-putt-miniature-golf-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/425240\/","title":{"rendered":"Pa. man arrested for vandalizing iconic Humpty Dumpty statue at Ocean Putt Miniature Golf Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">CAPE MAY, N.J. (WPVI) &#8212; Police in Cape May have arrested a man accused of causing significant damage to an iconic statue at a Jersey Shore miniature golf course.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Authorities say 29-year-old Blane Dongas of Dallas, Pa., is accused of ripping down and discarding the Humpty Dumpty statue <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/post\/cape-may-police-search-ocean-putt-miniature-golf-course-vandalism-suspects\/17789789\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">at the Ocean Putt Miniature Golf Course<\/a> during an incident in September.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">READ MORE: <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/post\/cape-may-police-search-ocean-putt-miniature-golf-course-vandalism-suspects\/17789789\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Suspects wanted for vandalism at Jersey shore mini golf course<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Surveillance video allegedly shows the suspect climbing the fence, removing the statue from its foundation, and dumping it onto a nearby property.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA hsDdd DbOXS oklLN GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR WAUrb hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/18445956_012126-wpvi-humpty-dumpty-state-vandal-img.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Officials say the vandalism caused an estimated $2,000 in damages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Dongas surrendered to Cape May police on Monday. He was processed and released on a summons pending court proceedings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">He is facing charges of criminal mischief and trespass.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CAPE MAY, N.J. (WPVI) &#8212; Police in Cape May have arrested a man accused of causing significant damage&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":425241,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[443],"tags":[177758,49,48,622,82],"class_list":["post-425240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-177758","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=425240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425240\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/425241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=425240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=425240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}