Thieves steal Christmas decorations from grave

Published 9:14 am Tuesday, December 2, 2014

ROSEVILLE — A mother whose 1-year-old daughter died earlier this year said her family has been through enough — so it’s hard to comprehend why anyone would steal Christmas decorations from the girl’s grave in Roseville.

Thieves took small lighted trees, angel ornaments and figurines over the weekend at Roselawn Cemetery. Stephanie Palewicz said her daughter, Fiona, died in June, just a few months before her second birthday. Palewicz said that she’s reluctant to put anything else on her daughter’s grave because of concerns it would be stolen.

Roseville police said there haven’t been any other reports of decoration thefts at the cemetery.

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