SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — More than 100 families have become the victims of brass thefts after investigators said brass vases and markers were stolen from a Seminole County cemetery.
Most of the brass was stolen from a section where babies are buried.
Police said the thefts happened over the course of two nights at Oaklawn Memorial Park on Rinehart Road.
Gaping holes where brass vases holding flowers and other memorials stood atop graves of the deceased children.
Sixty vases were ripped from the graves the first night, and 65 were taken out the next, police said.
Each vase is worth about $250.
The groundskeeper said the thieves likely struck at night, and the vases are recyclable.
With brass prices around $1.50 per pound, police will be checking in with local recycling yards to see if any of the vases show up.
According to police reports, an officer found one of the vases lying on the ground and was able to get a fingerprint.
Investigators haven’t found any matches.
WFTV
