CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - A Wyoming woman accused of stealing nearly $40,000 worth of brass vases from cemeteries and recycling the metal for cash has pleaded guilty.
The Casper Star-Tribune reports https://goo.gl/28vBwx 51-year-old Janna Szynskie pleaded guilty Thursday to disposing of stolen property, and she will have to pay restitution to the families whose vases were stolen.
The Natrona County Sheriff’s Office began investigating April 14 after a cemetery worker in Casper reported at least 250 flower vases missing from headstones. The worker said staff at a local recycling center contacted her after receiving several vases from a woman.
An investigation found Szynskie dropped off more than 2,700 pounds of brass at the recycling center and received about $2,900 for it.
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Information from: Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune, https://www.trib.com
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