A 45-year-old Kitchener woman has been charged after allegedly defacing the war cenotaph at the corner of Frederick Street and Duke Street in downtown Kitchener.

A witness called police on Nov. 16 at 3:10 p.m. after seeing a woman write on the stone memorial with a marker and hang dirty laundry on the flags

Waterloo Regional Police officers found the woman after she allegedly fled the scene.

Lorie Lee Noble has been charged with mischief under $5,000 and theft under $5,000.