UPDATE: Teen apologizes, returns missing letter to police

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Police are seeking two individuals who they say defaced the grave sites of former President Gerald R. Ford and former First Lady Betty Ford in Grand Rapids.

The site, located on the property of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, 303 Pearl St. NW, was defaced around 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, according to city staff.

Police said two individuals are suspected of larceny related to the incident.

The burial site features the phrase, “Lives Committed to God, Country and Love,” along with the names of the Ford couple and the years of their birth and death. Museum staff said someone removed the letter “e” from word “Committed.” They estimate the damage to be a value of $400.

As of Wednesday, April 3, there’s a temporary replacement "e" in place of the missing letter.

The incident is under investigation by the Grand Rapids Police Department. Detectives released photos and a brief surveillance camera video to the public in an effort to identify two suspects.

Police ask anyone with information to contact Sgt. Jana Forner at 616-456-3836, or Det. Curtis Sattertwaite at 616-456-3989, or Silent Observer at 616-774-2345.

Gerald Ford was the 38th president of the United States and a longtime Grand Rapids resident . He was also a U.S. Naval officer, congressman, vice president, University of Michigan football player and golf enthusiast. He died in 2006.

Betty Ford was the first lady from 1974-77. She advocated for equal rights, helped bring breast cancer into the public arena and used her own alcohol and painkiller addiction to help others. She died in 2011.