Pinelawn Memorial Park robbed by 2, police say
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are seeking the public's help to identify and locate two people who are suspected of stealing bronze vases from Pinelawn Memorial Park in Wyandanch on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016. Credit: SCPD
Police are searching for two grave-site robbers who were caught on surveillance cameras stealing a dozen bronze vases from plots at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Wyandanch earlier this month.
The value of the vases was unknown.
Suffolk County police released photos of the man and woman Thursday, saying the thefts occurred Oct. 5 at about 12:30 p.m. at the cemetery on Wellwood Avenue.
Police said that, after stealing the vases from grave sites, the couple fled in a silver four-door sedan.
Police ask anyone with information about the two to call Crime Stoppers at 800-220-8477. All calls will remain confidential.
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