Grieving mother's purse snatched at cemetery while visiting daughter's grave

OCEANSIDE: Grieving mother's purse snatched at cemetery while visiting daughter's grave

By BRANDON LOWREY
Posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Celena Webb, 51, drove to Eternal Hills Memorial Park in Oceanside on Jan. 12, as she has at least once a week since April, to place fresh flowers upon the grave of her only child.

She fetched some water so the flowers wouldn't wilt. Satisfied, she returned to her car and drove home.

She didn't realize until she got home that at some point, while she bought flowers and visited the grave of her 5-year-old Andrea, someone had snatched her purse, she said. She believed it happened while she was at the cemetery, just a few yards away from her unlocked car.

Within four hours, someone had spent about $10,000 at electronics and clothing stores using credit cards and checks belonging to Celena and her husband, Keven Webb, the couple said.
Oceanside police were investigating the theft, Lt. Leonard Mata said Tuesday.

Keven Webb, a retired Marine, works as a technical writer in the defense industry. Celena Webb said she was a stay-at-home mother and a volunteer for her church. They have been married for 23 years.

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