Police arrest several people for stealing, selling hundreds of memorial vases from cemeteries
By Keeley Thomas, Tyra Tillman
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Nebraska (KETV) — Council Bluffs police have arrested several people in connection to stealing more than 800 memorial vases from cemeteries across Omaha and Council Bluffs.
Police said someone called in a tip when they saw a vehicle with multiple memorial vases drive by a scrap metal recycler.
According to investigators, two former Westlawn-Hillcrest Cemetery employees started stealing vases in July. They were working with six other people to scrap the vases for money.
The total money loss is more than $100,000, officials said.
Police said they’ve arrested four suspects so far: Shane Jackson, 52, Kenneth Meyerott, 66, Frankie Diaz-Lopez, 26, and Miranda Shamblin, 27.
Council Bluff police said they’re still looking for four other suspects: Kristin Davenport, 44, Tracey Klahn. 50, Patt Vance, 59, and Larry Trusler, 58.
If you have any information on the suspect still at-large, call Council Bluffs police at 712-328-4728.
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