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Updated · KATU · Jul 22

Hillsboro Police Seek Tips After 80 Bronze Vases Vanish From Cemetery Graves

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Updated · KATU · Jul 22

Hillsboro Police Seek Tips After 80 Bronze Vases Vanish From Cemetery Graves

3 articles · Updated · KATU · Jul 22

About 80 bronze vases were reported stolen July 20 from gravesites at Fir Lawn Cemetery in Hillsboro, prompting police to ask the public for help identifying whoever took them.
Each missing vase is roughly 10 inches tall and weighs about 10 pounds, details that could help residents recognize the items if they are being resold or offered elsewhere.
Hillsboro police said the vases belong to families visiting lost loved ones and urged anyone with information to call the non-emergency line at 503-629-0111, citing case 26-13837.

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Hillsboro Police Investigate Theft of 80 Bronze Vases from Fir Lawn Cemetery Graves

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As bronze vanishes from graves, could new materials or smart tech finally make memorial items theft-proof?

With tougher laws in place, why is the illicit scrap metal market still thriving on stolen memorial items?

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Hillsboro Police Investigate Theft of 80 Bronze Vases from Fir Lawn Cemetery Graves

Yahoo! Voices1d ago

A hard thing to understand': 80 vases stolen from Hillsboro cemetery, police say

Fox 12 Oregon1d ago

Hillsboro Police Investigate Theft of 80 Bronze Vases from Fir Lawn Cemetery

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