A private company in South Africa has created “Memorial Alert,” a microchip-based technology designed to thwart tombstone robberies. There recently has been a spate of these crimes in Johannesburg. The microchip is inserted into a memorial. When it is disturbed, it will sound an alarm and send a text message to relatives and integrated security companies. Thieves reportedly are lifting an estimated 20 marble tombstones from cemeteries per month. They pawn them to stonemasons who recycle the materials.
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Microchips May Haunt Tombstone Thieves
Posted by: David Vranicar November 18, 2013 03:07 PMA private company in South Africa has created “Memorial Alert,” a microchip-based technology designed to thwart tombstone robberies. There recently has been a spate of these crimes in Johannesburg. The microchip is inserted into a memorial. When it is disturbed, it will sound an alarm and send a text message to relatives and integrated security companies. Thieves reportedly are lifting an estimated 20 marble tombstones from cemeteries per month. They pawn them to stonemasons who recycle the materials.