Hundreds of bronze plaques stolen from Calgary cemetery, likely to be sold as scrap metal yyc yyccrime
In a release, police say the plaques were taken sometime between Thursday Aug. 18 and Tuesday Aug. 23 from Queens Park Cemetery at 3219 4th St. N.W.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
Police believe the plaques were stolen to be sold as scrap, as the price of the metal rises. There have been multiple incidents of bronze plaques being stolen from monuments in southern Alberta in recent months.“The theft of these plaques will undoubtedly leave citizens feeling disappointed and upset,” said Staff Sergeant Colin Chisholm of the CPS General Investigations Unit.
Anyone with information on this or any other plaque theft should call the CPS non-emergency line at 403-266-1234, or to leave an anonymous tip with
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