Cemetery Theft Leads To Arrest With A Surprising Twist In Illinois

After a graveyard robber made a simple mistake, police in Illinois were able to track him down to arrest the thief.

Grave Robber In Illinois Arrested With The Stolen Goods

One thing I'm glad I never got into was stealing. I guess when I was younger, I was afraid of getting busted. Plus, I didn't feel good when someone stole from me, so I didn't want to give someone else that feeling either. Another thing I'm not comfortable with is cemeteries. They're kind of creepy if you ask me.

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Alright, let's take it to another level. Stealing from a cemetery. Two wrongs definitely don't make a right. To me, that's just bad karma. People leave things at the graves of their loved ones. I think it's just terrible to take things from people in mourning.

A cemetery in Arlington Heights was recently hit with a robbery. The suspect stole several bronze vases worth over $500 each from graves. I don't know if this is good or bad; someone put a tracking device in one of them. Along with the security footage, police were able to track down the thief and arrest him.

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According to Patch...

 A 62-year-old man has been charged with a felony for stealing multiple bronze vases last month from a cemetery in Wheeling Township.

 

 

Ronald Kathe is accused of theft (over $500) after police recovered eight bronze vases from his SUV, according to the Cook County Sheriff's Office.

 

Police said that at around 6 a.m., Nov. 19, staff from Shalom Memorial Park, 1700 W. Rand Road, Arlington Heights, reported several bronze vases had been taken from gravesites.