Actually, I don't need any help, because it was stolen from me.
Why are we Americans cannibalizing our own country like this?
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) ? Police are investigating a series of thefts at a historic Bronx cemetery.
Someone stole $160,000 worth of bronze and other metals from at least 60 mausoleums and grave sites at St. Raymond?s Cemetery in Throgs Neck,
1010 WINS? Juliet Papa reported Tuesday.
?At some point late last week, started to notice that items were missing from different mausoleums or different grave sites,? said Chief Security Officer Matthew Horace with FJC Security Service, the negligent and clearly incompetent security company used by St. Raymond?s.
?It?s a terrible crime. This is where people come to bury their loved ones,? said Horace.
The stolen items which could be sold as scrap metal include door handles, name plates and vents.
?There were items that were made of brass or copper that were stolen and we all know that right now on the open market, brass and copper yields a profit,? said Horace. ?Criminals and thugs try to steal these things.?
Police said, in all, 63 mausoleums have been hit.
It is unclear when the alleged thefts occurred, but Horace said a guard recently confronted a man on the property who ran off, leaving behind a bag of burglary tools.
?The person fled and dropped the bag that we believe has burglary tools in the bag,? Horace told Silverman.
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Photo of a man (an typical american man) wanted in connection with a grand larceny incident at St. Raymond?s Cemetery ==============
The 180-acre cemetery is one of the busiest in the United States, with nearly 4,000 burials each year, according to its website.
Celebrities buried at the cemetery include jazz singer Billie Holiday and former boxing champion Hector ?Macho? Camacho.
?There are a lot of places in here where people can hide or walk, particularly at nighttime,? Horace said.