Seven Arrests as Church’s Stolen War Memorial Recovered After ‘Scrapyard Tip-Off’

Stolen First World War plaque found in scrapyard

Police recover memorial from Kent church but a second is still missing

Seven arrests as church’s stolen war memorial recovered after ‘scrapyard tip-off’

A reverend has expressed her gratitude to an anonymous scrap merchant who has helped secure the return of a stolen First World War memorial plaque.

Church’s stolen war-memorial plaques recovered from Essex scrapyards

TWO First World War memorial plaques stolen from the lychgate of a parish church in Kent have been recovered — though one of them is the worse for wear. The community of Christ Church, Luton, in the diocese of Rochester, had been “devastated” to h...

Police hunting for missing headstone after memorial found in Essex scrapyard

The loss of the memorials has hd a 'considerable' impact on the local community

Metal thieves target sacred military plaques at village church in Chatham Kent robbing community of treasured World War One memorial – TDPel Media

In the quiet village of Chatham, Kent, what began as a typical Saturday morning quickly turned into a scene of disbelief and heartbreak. Parishioners arriving

Britain's most callous crooks: Iron thieves hunted by police after stealing two metal military memorial plaques from churchyard

Devastated parishioners have been left in tears after the plaques - which held the name of the town's 150 First World War heroes for more than 100 years - were ripped from the wooden gateway.