Two Men Arrested in $100K Cemetery Vase Theft
Two Waldorf men, Trey Mason and David Downing, were arrested in connection with two rounds of stealing over 100 bronze memorial vases from Trinity Memorial Gardens, with detectives recovering all stolen vases before they could be melted and valuing the haul at more than $100,000. The investigation spans multiple agencies and notes Maryland law prohibits scrap dealers from purchasing cemetery bronze; Mason and Downing face theft scheme, destruction of property and fraud charges and are being held without bond as the case proceeds.
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About David Downing
David Downing is a British author of mystery novels and nonfiction. His works have been reviewed by Publishers Weekly, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. He is known for his convincing depictions of World War II and Berlin. He has written a series of espionage thrillers, based around Anglo-American character John Russell exploring Germany in the 1940s. They are known as "The Station Series" because they are all named after train stations, mostly in Berlin.
Everything about David Downing →- Occupation
- novelist, writer
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Born
- August 9, 1946