Robbers Steal NJ Cemetery's Urns for Scrap Metal

Desperate times apparently mean desperate people are robbing cemeteries for scrap metal. In this case, MyFox NY reports that the scrap metal comes in the form of grave markers' urns. At George Washington Memorial Park in Paramus, NJ, the graves do not have headstones--just plaques which lie flat on the ground. Many have plaques have bronze urns which can be taken out for flowers, and robbers have been sneaking into the cemetery at night and stealing them. They can get $10 for an urn that costs $350 to replace. The police have arrested three people so far. The cemetery is increasing patrols, but MyFox NY pointed out there are still areas for robbers to enter the partially-fenced cemetery.

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By Jen Chung in News on October 31, 2008 8:06 AM

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babyhitler

Sky Burial Yo! look it up. why would you want to cremate yourself when you are supposed to go back to nature?

gtraindelay

I want to be cremated, packed into fireworks and blown up - a la Hunter S Thompson.

I wonder if can get Johnny Depp to fund it...

schizofriendly

It would be appropriate this Halloween for zombies to have their revenge on these nogoodniks.

Cremation is the way to go.

Snoopy

This isn't that hard to solve. Just check out the scrap metal dealers in the area and find out who is unloading the urns.

Jen Chung

@gtraindelay--my grandparents are at that cemetery, too, I was upset when I saw the report.

(@Splicer--I know what you mean, Iwant to cremated.)

Splicer

This whole bizarre ritual of setting aside real estate for dead people has got to stop. If you want to remember your loved one, look at photographs or perhaps just think about them. The idea that I'm somehow honoring my family by spending thousands of dollars on an exercise in uselessness is stupid.