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Mojave Cross, stolen two years ago, discovered in Bay Area : Crime Blotter
HALF MOON BAY — A controversial cross honoring war dead that was stolen from its Mojave Desert perch two years ago has been discovered hundreds of miles away in the San Francisco Bay area.
The 7-foot metal cross, which was in good condition, was discovered attached with plastic ties to a fence post near a highway in Half Moon Bay. The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Department was notified by KGO-TV and took possession of it on Monday.
The National Park Service confirmed that markings on the cross matched those from the missing cross, sheriff’s spokeswoman Rebecca Rosenblatt told the San Francisco Chronicle.
“Right now, it’s in safekeeping until its return to the rightful owners. It would go back to the Mojave Desert,” she said.
