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A cemetery is by its very nature a solemn and respectful place. That's why recent reports of thefts from cemeteries seem particularly odious. Sadly thieves throughout the United States are starting to regard cemeteries as easy pickings particularly when it comes to supplying metals such as bronze in easy-to-steal forms like cemetery flower vases.
Why Theft Deterrence Is Necessary
Organized thieves typically target cemeteries to harvest as many vases as possible as quickly as possible. They're not interested in the artistic value of given pieces; they're snatching bronze for the sheer resale value. The current scrap value of bronze is roughly $1.40 a pound making an average cemetery vase worth nearly ten dollars. Although scrap yards are being warned to look out for stolen vases arriving in bulk this does little to deter thieves prior to their crimes.
In recent months cemeteries in Oklahoma City and Orlando have been particularly hard-hit. In Oklahoma City vase thieves have tended to snatch a few dozen at a time. Criminals in Florida are more ambitious; according to the Orlando Sentinel the Woodlawn Memorial Park alone has suffered repeated thefts of hundreds of vases at a time.
Effective Alternatives
Many families are turning to a deterrent option in order to protect the graves of their loved ones. Rather than investing in costly bronze a lot of people are turning to alternative materials for replacement vases. Forever Safe Products offers a line of cemetery flower vases to match its cremation urns all molded out of durable polyethylene in a variety of attractive finishes.
Colored to match and complement a wide range of common stones and metals used in cemetery memorials these affordable vases are rarely stolen thanks to their light weight. Though a ForeverSafe cemetery flower vase will not stand out visually metal-minded thieves will know they're dealing with a non-metal vase as soon as they pick it up deterring theft.
It's a sad commentary on modern society that the market for these types of products even exists. For people who don't want to find their vases missing the next time they visit the cemetery though it seems like choosing a theft-deterrent model over a traditional bronze vase is the best way to go.
Granger Plastics an internationally recognized rotational molding company has released a line of products addressing this very issue. ForeverSafe Products offers custom fitting replacement vases in eight metallic and granite finishes. Giving the families something that represents what they lost as well as offering a selection to choose from allows some control in a powerless situation. ForeverSafe Products offer beauty affordability but most of all additional security for an increasingly targeted item.
Granger Industries includes Granger Plastics Company ForeverSafe Products and Granger Aerospace Products. Granger Plastics Company is a world recognized rotational molding company manufacturing a variety of custom and proprietary products. To learn more about Granger Plastics line of theft deterrent cemetery vases please visit http://www.grangerplastics.com/cemeteryvases.html.
For More Information:
Shawn Cravens
General Manager
Granger Industries Inc.
(866) 510-9701
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