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Stolen and damaged headstone plaques at Avondale Cemetery

Stratford police are seeking public help after headstone plaques at Avondale Cemetery were stolen or damaged sometime after May 22.

Police received calls about incidents at the Stratford cemetery between Monday and Wednesday of this week.

Two of the stolen plaques are bronze in colour and 10 inches by 10 inches in size.

Another circular stolen plaque is black and gold.

Another is black and gold, and square in shape.

Police don’t have any suspects and are requesting that anyone with information to contact Const. Tanner Johnson, badge #126 at [email protected].

Anyone with headstones of loved ones at Avondale Cemetery are requested to check the headstone and area for stolen items or damage and to contact police with any information.

Paul Cluff
Paul Cluff
Paul is a veteran journalist with decades of experience in newsrooms across Canada. He has served as sports editor at the St. Thomas Times-Journal, a general assignment reporter at the Stratford Beacon Herald, editor of the Goderich Signal Star, and founding editor of StratfordToday.ca. Paul is a graduate of St. Clair College’s journalism program and holds a credential in Inclusive Journalism – Fair Representation in Media from Seneca College.

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