The East Hanover Police Department is investigating stolen cemetery vases from family member plots at Gates of Heaven and Restland Cemetery in East Hanover. Since the fall of 2009, multiple victims have reported bronze or brass cemetery vases stolen from their family member plots. The replacement cost is approx. $300.00 to $350.00 a piece. Police believe the vases are being sold as scrap. On 5/17/06, East Hanover Police Department received a report of 6 vases being stolen from Restland. The management at the cemeteries report that this has been an ongoing occurrence over the years. Management believes that over a 100 vases have been stolen from their cemetery since the fall of 2009. Most of the thefts have not been reported to our Police Department. Some of the vases were secured by metal chains that were cut in order to commit the thefts. Please see attached photo of similar vases.

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