Three people have been charged in connection with the theft of hundreds of bronze plaques from a cemetery in northwest Calgary in August.
Police said that sometime between August 18-23, 300 bronze memorial plaques were removed from Queen’s Park Cemetery at 3219 Fourth Street NW. An unknown number of bronze flower vases were also stolen.
Family members attending the cemetery told staff about the missing plaques, who proceeded to report the thefts to the police.
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Hundreds of bronze plaques stolen from Calgary cemetery
Police said in a news release on Monday that they have charged three people in connection with the incident.
AJ Trodhie Irlandez, 40, Matthew Keith Woodford, 36, and Dawn Louise Smith, 46, all of Calgary, were charged with one count of possession of stolen property over $5,000.
Irlandez and Smith were scheduled to appear in court Tuesday.
Smith failed to appear in court on Nov. 7 and is now wanted on warrants, police said.
-With files from Adam Toy, Global News
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