Calgary police have charged three people in relation to hundreds of plaques being reported missing from Queen’s Park Cemetery in August. .A Tuesday press release said it is alleged the three people went to the Queen’s Park Cemetery located at 3219 Fourth St. NW and removed about 300 bronze plaques commemorating deceased loved ones. The release said the three people allegedly stole numerous bronze flower vases from the cemetery. .Queen’s Park Cemetery staff were notified of the missing plaques by family members of the deceased in August and reported the incident to Calgary police..READ MORE: Hundreds of Calgary graves hit by bronze thieves.“The theft of these plaques will undoubtedly leave citizens feeling disappointed and upset,” said Calgary police Staff Sgt. Colin Chisholm. .Investigators said these plaques might have been stolen to sell the bronze due to the increasing cost of metal..Calgary residents AJ Trodhie Irlandez, 40, Matthew Keith Woodford, 36, and Dawn Louise Smith, 46, have each been charged with one count of possession of stolen property over $5,000..Irlandez and Smith were scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday. .Woodford failed to appear in court on Nov. 7 and is now wanted on warrants..Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Calgary police by calling 403-266-1234 or Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 222-8477.
Calgary police have charged three people in relation to hundreds of plaques being reported missing from Queen’s Park Cemetery in August. .A Tuesday press release said it is alleged the three people went to the Queen’s Park Cemetery located at 3219 Fourth St. NW and removed about 300 bronze plaques commemorating deceased loved ones. The release said the three people allegedly stole numerous bronze flower vases from the cemetery. .Queen’s Park Cemetery staff were notified of the missing plaques by family members of the deceased in August and reported the incident to Calgary police..READ MORE: Hundreds of Calgary graves hit by bronze thieves.“The theft of these plaques will undoubtedly leave citizens feeling disappointed and upset,” said Calgary police Staff Sgt. Colin Chisholm. .Investigators said these plaques might have been stolen to sell the bronze due to the increasing cost of metal..Calgary residents AJ Trodhie Irlandez, 40, Matthew Keith Woodford, 36, and Dawn Louise Smith, 46, have each been charged with one count of possession of stolen property over $5,000..Irlandez and Smith were scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday. .Woodford failed to appear in court on Nov. 7 and is now wanted on warrants..Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Calgary police by calling 403-266-1234 or Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 222-8477.
