WFIE reports that an Indiana woman will appear in court after being arrested for stealing items from a gravesite. Apparently, small items had been disappearing from graves at St. Matthews Cemetery in Posey County, Indiana. Finally, police set up a video surveillance camera to keep track of the goings-on in the cemetery. Police arrested Lucinda Jacobs, after she allegedly snatched a couple of Beanie Babies that had been placed at a child’s grave. Jacobs did not comment to WFIE’s reporter on the motive for the apparent theft.
This is a crime with low monetary value but a lot of emotional impact. In this case, a temporary video surveillance monitoring system cracked the case with less need for expensive human stakeouts.
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