A Mercer County man is facing several charges after allegedly stealing vases from a cemetery worth over $16,000.

A Lafayette cemetery has fallen victim to thieves coming and stealing bronze vases from gravesites. Oakland Memorial Park’s general manager said someone stole and ripped out close to 200 vases ...

Police said in each incident, four unknown suspects, carrying large bags, trespassed onto the cemetery’s property after hours and stole bronze ceremonial vases from individual gravestones.