Elderly woman’s purse stolen as she and husband visited son’s grave at Suitland cemetery

The Brief

  • A 78-year-old woman tells FOX 5 her car was broken into and her purse was stolen while she was at a cemetery in Suitland.
  • She and her husband were there, paying a visit to their late son on his birthday.
  • She hopes by sharing her story she may be able to get some of her items back, and bring the suspect(s) into custody.

SUITLAND, Md. An elderly woman says she was targeted by thieves at a cemetery in Prince George’s County. She and her husband were there visiting their son’s gravestone when the suspects went after her car.

The 78-year-old woman is shaken up, shocked and hurt that thieves would target her in a cemetery of all places. She hopes that sharing her story might somehow help her get some of her belongings back.

The shocking robbery:

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