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Copper Plates Stolen From Shrines and Cemeteries in Increasing Numbers; "This Is Not the Work of One or Two People"; Rising Copper Prices Are a Contributing Factor; Mass Thefts by Vehicles Suspected
In a cemetery in Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture, a building stood before a magnificent statue of Kannon on a pedestal, its roof completely covered with a blue tarp. A sacrilegious theft had occurred, with the copper plates used on the roof brutally stripped away. The theft was discovered on September 3rd. The stolen copper plates covered a portion of the roof above the bell of the Peace Kannon statue, and the entire roof of the hall containi…
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In a cemetery in Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture, a building stood before a magnificent statue of Kannon on a pedestal, its roof completely covered with a blue tarp. A sacrilegious theft had occurred, with the copper plates used on the roof brutally stripped away. The theft was discovered on September 3rd. The stolen copper plates covered a portion of the roof above the bell of the Peace Kannon statue, and the entire roof of the hall containi…