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Metal thieves haunt cemeteries

July 18, 2008

With scrap metal prices nearing historic highs in the United States, robbers seem to be stealing everything, from metal plaques in cemeteries to plumbing pipes, gutters and even manhole covers.

Image: A bronze plaque marks a World War-II veteran's grave at Graceland Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois. | Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty Images

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