Memorial Day flowers taken from Endicott cemetery graves

Thieves struck at the Endicott Cemetery Sunday afternoon, stealing dozens of flower arrangements from graves along the cemetery’s rear access road just before Memorial Day.

“I just don’t understand what they want with them all,” said Ray Huntley, a director of the cemetery’s board, who was tending to the cemetery Tuesday.

Huntley said word began to spread Sunday that flowers were missing, but nobody was quite sure exactly when the flowers were nabbed.

Deputies were called out to investigate Sunday night. Sheriff’s Sgt. Chris Chapman said there were no witnesses to the theft or to see who may h...