HAZLET — Police arrested a suspect Friday afternoon who they believe took brass urns from between 30 to 50 graves at a local cemetery.
The name and charges of the suspect were not available.
Management at Shoreland Memorial Gardens noticed the urns missing from many of the gravestones and reported the theft to Hazlet police at about 1:30 p.m. Friday, Police Chief James Broderick said.
?They noticed them missing off a substantial amount of graves,? he said.
Officers believe the urns were sold for scrap metal after checking with local scrap yards.
Police are trying to determine how many graves were damaged. Each grave is owned by the family of the deceased, not the cemetery itself. Broderick said families who have graves at Shoreland that were damaged should call the police station at 732-264-6565 to report it.
Officers Michael Tristao and Adam Cullen are investigating the case.
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