Authorities in the East Bay have launched a grand theft investigation after hundreds of bronze vases were recently stolen from a cemetery.

The vases had been secured to the graves, deputies said. A memorial bench at the cemetery also was vandalized. Photo from Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office Someone stole 200 bronze vases off graves in a San Francisco Bay Area cemetery,

One East Bay cemetery is reporting hundreds of thefts from grave sites. The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Department said nearly 200 bronze vases were stolen in Lafayette from Oakmont Memorial Park.