It’s still a big mystery who stole roughly 175 bronze flower vases last month from cemetery plots at Valley View Memorial Gardens in Newton.
The Surrey RCMP has not yet made an arrest or identified a suspect.
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“It’s hard to imagine someone stooping this low for personal gain,” Corporal Scotty Schumann said after the Now-Leader broke the story. Justin Schultz, funeral home manager, said he hopes whoever committed these “reprehensible” thefts “does the right thing and returns these cherished family items.
“Valley View has implemented several measures to increase safety for family and friends visiting our grounds,” Schultz added.
“We are extremely upset about this incident and are working closely with the Surrey RCMP to assist them in any way we can.”
Schumann said police were alerted to the thefts on April 26 by a woman who reported the vase at her son’s grave had been stolen from the large cemetery, at 14644-72nd Ave.
Surrey RCMP General Duty and the RCMP’s Newton Crime Reduction Unit are investigating the thefts.
“Police suspect that the vases were likely stolen by metal thieves who in turn would sell the vases as scrap metal for cash,” Schumann said.
Police ask anyone with information to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.