Thieves swipe 80 bronze vases from cemetery graves in Hillsboro
Hillsboro police are searching for suspects after 80 bronze vases were stolen from gravesites at Fir Lawn Cemetery.
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Approximately 80 bronze vases have been stolen from grave sites at Fir Lawn Cemetery in Hillsboro. Local authorities are currently searching for the stolen items and any suspects involved in the thefts.
Coverage from the Hillsboro News Times, KOIN.com, katu.com, KPTV, and OregonLive.com emphasizes the scale of the theft. Police have described the incident as a hard thing to understand.
Law enforcement is currently seeking tips from the public to help locate the vases and identify those responsible.
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Quick answers
How many vases were stolen?
Police reports indicate that about 80 bronze vases were taken.
Where did the thefts occur?
The thefts took place at grave sites within Fir Lawn Cemetery in Hillsboro.
What are the authorities doing now?
Hillsboro police are searching for the missing vases and seeking tips from the public.
Coverage (5)
- Police in search of 80 bronze vases stolen from Hillsboro cemetery Hillsboro News Times · 10h ago
- ‘A hard thing to understand’: 80 vases stolen from Hillsboro cemetery, police say KOIN.com · 10h ago
- Hillsboro police seek tips after bronze vases stolen from Fir Lawn Cemetery graves katu.com · 10h ago
- Police: About 80 vases stolen from graves sites at Hillsboro cemetery KPTV · 10h ago
- Thieves swipe 80 bronze vases from cemetery graves in Hillsboro OregonLive.com · 10h ago
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