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KALISPELL- Law enforcement are searching a person, or persons who are responsible for stealing Christmas wreaths that were placed on the graves of United States veterans at a Kalispell cemetery.

An estimated 170 wreaths were nabbed from graves at the Glacier Gardens Memorial Cemetery over the weekend.

Flathead County Sheriff Chuck Curry said each wreath has a value of $15, making the total theft worth nearly $3,000, which would make the crime a felony. The wreaths were placed by the Civil Air Patrol during a ceremony called Wreaths Across America.

Curry said he was disgusted by the crime. "They were placed on graves of veterans at that cemetery, Very tragic crime, we hate to see anything like this happen. Our concern is that someone then may attempt to sell those wreaths."

Sheriff Curry says his office wants to prevent the stolen wreaths from being re-sold. The wreaths are 12" in diameter with a red bow on the front. They have a metal frame on the back and they had stickers on the back with the words "Made in Worchester, Maine".

Contact Dax VanFossen