Hundreds of flags, veterans' markers, stolen from Maine cemetery

Hundreds of flags, veterans' markers stolen from cemetery on Maine's Midcoast

By Adam Bartow Click here for updates on this story     CAMDEN, Maine (WMTW) — Police in Camden are investigating after hundreds of veteran grave markers were stolen from a cemetery over the weekend. Police say a total of 216 markers with flags were taken from graves in the Mount View Cemetery. Investigators said Wednesday around 40 of those markers were found in the nearby woods and strewn throughout the cemetery, but that none of the flags hav…

Flags, grave markers stolen from Camden veterans' cemetery

Dozens of veterans' flags and grave markers were stolen from Mt. View Cemetery in Camden, prompting a police investigation and community fundraising effort.

Hundreds of flags, veterans' markers, stolen from Maine cemetery

It could cost thousands of dollars to replace the markers, some of which marked graves from the 1700s