Recently in the news there is one town that has suffered burglaries at many cemeteries has had to ask visitors not to leave flowers and other items, as they cannot guarantee they will remain there.
One of these cemeteries a woman who left plants that she intended to plant the next day were gone.
Most people think that grave robberies are something out of movies or something that happened far in the past but in this town there is more than one cemetery battling thieves. However, that is not the case in this town and in comments from the management of the cemeteries until scrap yards stop accepting these urns and veterans markers there is a way to gain profit from the thefts and it will continue.
Although, it’s not as minor as flowers in some of the cemeteries brass urns, veteran’s markers and other items have been stolen from the grave sites.
One cemetery in the town, the South Side Cemetery located in Franklin Township is gated and they lock their gates and felt this was not enough protection. They have installed and ADT security system, to add to this the also have the Franklin Township Police and deputy sheriffs drive through on a regular basis.
