Oregon Man Arrested for Stealing Goods from Cemetery

Deputies used recycling records to locate and arrest 42-year-old Randall Kuschnick of Woodburn for the thefts.

42-year-old Randall Kuschnick of Woodburn. Photo Courtesy: Marion County Sheriff's Office.

(SALEM, Ore. ) - A Woodburn, Oregon man has been arrested for stealing metal flower pots and 300 feet of fencing wire from a cemetery in rural Marion County.

Marion County Sheriff's Spokesman Stg. Chris Baldridge said, "you would think after thirteen years of law enforcement that the shock factor would be gone, but that certainly was not the case when reviewing this case on June 25."

Deputies were alerted to the Belle Passi Cemetery by the care taker after he discovered the missing items between the dates of June 13th and June 20th. The care taker began searching local scrap yards and after finding the flower pots called deputies in to investigate.

Deputies used recycling records to locate and arrest 42-year-old Randall Kuschnick of Woodburn for the thefts.

Kuschnick was cited and released for the charge of Theft I and he is scheduled to appear in court July 25 at the Circuit Court Annex in Salem.