Couple Busted After Stealing $130,000 Worth Of Gravestones

Officers uncovered $130,000 worthy of gravestones from an Atlanta memorial parkland that were stolen by a brace of alleged cemetery thieves.

On Saturday (28 February), City of Atlanta Police Department Police shared bodycam footage of officers astatine Crest Lawn Memorial Park looking astatine holes near down wherever sedate markers and different decorations had erstwhile been.

During a hunt warrant connected a conveyance believed to beryllium connected to nan thefts, officers uncovered various objects, including a grinding instrumentality utilized connected nan items to forestall identification.

The unit said that nan thefts occurred betwixt 4 to 12 August, 2025, wherever respective bronze vases, plaques and granite slabs were taken.

The 2 individuals were charged pinch Felony Theft by Taking and booked into nan Fulton County Jail. They person since been released.