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Another mausoleum break-in discovered in Norfolk PDF Print E-mail
Written by DeadGirl   
Monday, 12 March 2007
By Matthew Roy
The Virginian-Pilot

NORFOLK, VA - Someone broke into a mausoleum at Cedar Grove Cemetery and disturbed a coffin in an incident discovered Sunday - the second such incident in roughly a week in the city. Someone got into the mausoleum and broke through a stone facade over the coffin of Matilda McCord Roper, who was laid to rest there after her death in 1958.

The coffin was moved but the contents were not disturbed, said Albert Roper, a family member. A week ago, someone damaged a mausoleum across Princess Anne Road in Elmwood Cemetery.

"I'm hoping the cemeteries are asking for increased police patrolling," said Margaret Elinsky of the nonprofit group Friends of Norfolk's Historic Cemeteries. Officer Chris Amos, a police spokesman, said police who work the neighborhood were made aware of what happened at Elmwood and are spot-checking the area.

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