Authorities are investigating the theft of several headstones from a cemetery in Compton.
According to the Compton Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded Friday night to reports that multiple headstones had been stolen from Woodlawn Celestial Gardens, one of Los Angeles County’s oldest cemeteries. More than 26,000 people are buried on the grounds, including nearly a thousand U.S. veterans dating back to the Civil War.
By Saturday morning, investigators said they had recovered a tool believed to have been used in the crime…