By Associated Press - Thursday, May 19, 2016

RAYTOWN, Mo. (AP) - Authorities say about 45 bronze memorial vases have been stolen from a Raytown cemetery.

The Raytown Police Department says that officers responded to the Mount Olivet Cemetery around 9:45 a.m. Tuesday. Police say the officers were told that about 45 vases had been stolen from the cemetery between May 8 and May 14.

An investigation is ongoing.

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