Preliminary attempts by park maintenance employees to clean up the statue appeared to be unsuccessful Monday morning. Workers at the scene declined to comment.
According to Arendt, the statue is vandalized about tw ice each year. In 2010, the MetroParks system had 10 total reports of vandalism, he said. In 2009, there were seven reports.
Arendt said the statue is actively patrolled, but there are no security cameras in the area. Light fixtures around the statue have been one of the main targets of vandalism in the past, he said. Patterson founded the National Cash Register Company, creator of the first mechanical cash registers, in 1884. Hills & Dales Park opened in 1907.
To report acts of vandalism at Hills & Dales MetroPark, call the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office at (937) 535-2580.