Man took 70 vases from cemetery, southwest Ohio sheriff says

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man has been arrested in the theft of 70 bronze and copper flower vases from a cemetery in Springfield.

The Clark County Sheriff’s office says the vases stolen from dozens of grave sites last week were worth several thousand dollars.

The sheriff’s office says 55-year-old Kenneth Pryor of Springfield admitted to detectives that he took the vases. He has been charged with theft and desecration of grave sites.