Stolen porch swing and memorial for grandmother returned to family – WLKY Louisville

UPDATE: Family tells WLKY the porch swing along with the memorial was returned and placed on their front porch Friday evening. ============A theft was caught on camera. A neighbor's security system shows two thieves stealing a swing with a memorial on it.They say memories last a lifetime. For loved ones of Pearlie Arnold, some were made on her swing in the Portland neighborhood"It's where we always went and sat, and the kids loved playing in it," said Pearlie's daughter, Patricia Cundiff.For close to 40 years, different generations sat and played on it. So after the 85-year-old died in early February, her neighbor of 30-plus years, Sharon Pittman, wanted to build a memorial for her. But the sweet enjoyment of seeing it there didn't last long."I just stood there. I couldn't believe it, it was 5 in the morning and I could not believe I wasn't seeing the swing," said Pittman.Surveillance footage from Pittman's home earlier this week shows two people stealing the swing and walking away."It doesn't even look right, looking up on the porch, it just doesn't even look the same," said Pearlie's granddaughter, Melissa Mills.Pittman and Arnold's family tells WLKY they don't know why someone would take it, especially since it had a memorial of roses of someone these two people didn't even know."It's been there for so long, I just cannot imagine why they would have done that," said Pittman."You are pathetic, a lowlife. Just bring it back and put it on the porch and nobody will have to know who you are," Cundiff told WLKY.They hope speaking out sends a message to the criminals. They made their grieving process that much more difficult. "Just bring it back. It means something to us; it doesn't mean anything to you," said Mills.

UPDATE: Family tells WLKY the porch swing along with the memorial was returned and placed on their front porch Friday evening.

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A theft was caught on camera. A neighbor's security system shows two thieves stealing a swing with a memorial on it.

They say memories last a lifetime. For loved ones of Pearlie Arnold, some were made on her swing in the Portland neighborhood

"It's where we always went and sat, and the kids loved playing in it," said Pearlie's daughter, Patricia Cundiff.

For close to 40 years, different generations sat and played on it. So after the 85-year-old died in early February, her neighbor of 30-plus years, Sharon Pittman, wanted to build a memorial for her. But the sweet enjoyment of seeing it there didn't last long.

"I just stood there. I couldn't believe it, it was 5 in the morning and I could not believe I wasn't seeing the swing," said Pittman.

Surveillance footage from Pittman's home earlier this week shows two people stealing the swing and walking away.

"It doesn't even look right, looking up on the porch, it just doesn't even look the same," said Pearlie's granddaughter, Melissa Mills.

Pittman and Arnold's family tells WLKY they don't know why someone would take it, especially since it had a memorial of roses of someone these two people didn't even know.

"It's been there for so long, I just cannot imagine why they would have done that," said Pittman.

"You are pathetic, a lowlife. Just bring it back and put it on the porch and nobody will have to know who you are," Cundiff told WLKY.

They hope speaking out sends a message to the criminals. They made their grieving process that much more difficult.

"Just bring it back. It means something to us; it doesn't mean anything to you," said Mills.

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