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By Harriette Halepis

Source Acquired Via The Boston Channel, May 20, 2010, Holliston, Massachusetts – three years ago, Kevin Muzzy was killed “at a very young age” in a motorcycle accident. Every since that fateful day, Muzzy’s parents have made it a habit to visit their son’s grave regularly. Each year on Mother’s Day, Kevin’s parents place a large basket of flowers on his grave – every year, these flowers have been stolen.

GPS Tracking & Theft

This year, Holliston Acting Police Chief Kevin Edison decided to put a stop to the flower thefts. Edison installed a small GPS tracking device inside of the flower basket with the hopes of catching the criminal responsible for the flower thefts. Shortly after the Kevin Muzzy’s parents placed the usual basket of flowers on their son’s grave, the flowers were stolen – this time, Edison was watching.

Police tracked the flower basket to the home of Richard Guyette in Medway, Massachusetts. Guyette admitted to stealing the flowers, though he told police that he did not steal the flowers previously. Police believe that the fact that the flowers were taken “…three years in a row is just a remarkably poor coincidence on his part.” Guyette gave the stolen flowers to his sister-in-law who did not comment on this story.

The stolen flowers were returned to Kevin’s mother who “…knows now that she can put something up there and, hopefully, it’s going to stay where she put it.” Guyette faces charges of vandalism of a grave, larceny, and felony; he is set to appear in court to face judgement shortly. If Police Chief Kevin Edison had not taken the time to add a GPS tracker to this year’s flower basket, the thief responsible for these robberies may have gone undetected.

Whether or not Guyette was responsible for previous robberies remains to be seen, though the parents of Kevin Muzzy can now rest assured that any flowers they place on their son’s grave will not be stolen. GPS trackers can be used for a number of different things – including as a way to track those people who do not have respect for the dead.