Crime & Safety
West Bab Man Charged With Stealing Funeral Vases Valued at $7K
Police say Shaun Dosch planned to melt down the bronze items to sell as scrap metal.
A 26-year-old West Babylon man is under arrest and charged with allegedly stealing 22 bronze cemetery vases from a Farmingdale cemetery operation.
Police say Shaun Dosch, a York Place resident, took the vases from Pinelawn Memorial Park during the past few months with the inten to melt down the items to sell as scrap metal. The estimated value of the vases is $7,000, according to police.
The arrest by First Squad detectives took place on February 18 following information received from First Precinct Community Oriented Police Enforcement Officer Joseph Russo.
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Dosch is charged with criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree, criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree. He is scheduled to be arraigned today at First District Court in Central Islip.
Police say the investigation is continuing and anyone with information can call the First Squad at 631-854-8152 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
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