{"id":433060,"date":"2026-08-14T19:52:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T19:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/433060\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T19:52:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T19:52:46","slug":"detectives-arrest-5-in-rash-of-graveside-thefts-at-fresno-memorial-gardens-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/433060\/","title":{"rendered":"Detectives arrest 5 in rash of graveside thefts at Fresno Memorial Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) \u2014 A months-long string of graveside thefts at Fresno Memorial Gardens Cemetery has led to the arrests of five Fresno people accused of stealing hundreds of bronze vases from headstones and monuments.<\/p>\n<p>Detectives assigned to the Fresno County Sheriff\u2019s Office Ag Task Force arrested four men and one woman in connection with the thefts: 50-year-old Anthony Renteria, 41-year-old Jack Dailey, 39-year-old Kyle Borboa, 36-year-old Timothy Neitzel, and 26-year-old Dusty Clowers. All are from Fresno.<\/p>\n<p>From the beginning of April through the end of July, the sheriff\u2019s office received numerous reports of thefts from Fresno Memorial Gardens Cemetery, near Highway 180 and Cornelia Avenue. <\/p>\n<p>The cemetery reported that bronze vases were stolen each time. <\/p>\n<p>[RELATED] <a href=\"https:\/\/kmph.com\/news\/crime\/police-arrest-man-after-tip-jars-stolen-in-fresno-employee-injured-with-screwdriver-lawrence-oliver-cuff-riverpark-shopping-center-farmers-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Man arrested after tip jars stolen in Fresno, employee injured with screwdriver<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The vases are typically brought by family members, filled with flowers, and placed at headstones and monuments to honor loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>Because the thefts involved metal believed to be recycled for profit, Ag Task Force detectives took over the investigation. <\/p>\n<p>Detectives developed information about possible suspects and worked with the Fresno County Adult Compliance Team, which focuses on probation enforcement, to locate and arrest the five people believed to be responsible.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators estimate about 500 vases were stolen over the four-month period, with a total retail value of more than $40,000. <\/p>\n<p>Based on current market rates, detectives estimate the thieves made about $15,000 by recycling the bronze vases. None of the stolen vases were recovered.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with additional information is asked to call the Sheriff\u2019s Ag Task Force at (559) 600-8150. <\/p>\n<p>Tips can also be submitted to Valley Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-7867 or online at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.valleycrimestoppers.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.valleycrimestoppers.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Tipsters will remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward. Reference case No. 26-8610.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) \u2014 A months-long string of graveside thefts at Fresno Memorial Gardens Cemetery has led to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":431875,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-433060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=433060"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433060\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/431875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=433060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=433060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=433060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}