Bronze headstone thefts 'unbelievably disrespectful', OPP investigators say

Police in Norfolk County are asking the public to report any suspicious activity in cemeteries as headstones have become the target of recent thefts.

Earlier this week, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were investigating reports of a stolen bronze headstone at Bayview Cemetery near Port Rowan, Constable Andrew Gamble said.

"It's so unfortunate that this type of act has occurred and that there is a person, or people, out there who would do something that is so unbelievably disrespectful," he said in an online update.

Another headstone was also stolen from Sacred Heart Cemetery in nearby Langton, he said. Like the one in Port Rowan, it was also made of bronze.

If any suspicious activity is seen in or around cemeteries in the area, contact the Norfolk County OPP or Crime Stoppers, Gamble said.