LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WKBW) — Thieves are targeting cars at Holy Cross Cemetery in Lackawanna, stealing from mourners — including during an active graveside burial service.
Sean Cannan, funeral director at James W. Cannan Funeral Home in Orchard Park, learned of the thefts and posted a warning on the funeral home’s Facebook page urging families to lock their vehicles.
“I never thought I’d have to be telling people to lock their cars in a cemetery,” Cannan said.
Cannan described one recent incident in which a purse was stolen from a car while mourners were gathered at a grave during a rainstorm…