Friday, December 2, 2011

Plaque thieves strike Ansonia war memorial, making it 3rd Valley town hit


This monument near the Commodore Hull Bridge at the corner of Howe Avenue and Kneen Street in Shelton was stripped of a copper plaque. Patricia Villers/Register

By Patricia Villers
Register Staff
ANSONIA — A third Valley town reports the theft of veterans’ memorial plaques.
City police said two copper and brass plaques were taken from the Woodbridge Avenue Honor Roll and War Memorial.
Three plaques were reported stolen in Derby earlier this week. In Shelton, a plaque dedicated to Commodore Isaac Hull was taken late last month from a site near the entrance to Route 8 north, The Valley Independent Sentinel reported Thursday.

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