Cranford Cops, DPW Pull Off Late Christmas Miracle

CRANFORD, NJ - It was a late Christmas miracle over the weekend in Cranford when Department of Public Works employees and Cranford Police joined forces in order to return a lost ornament to its owners.

The DPW crew noticed the ornament, a ceramic bride and groom under an archway dated 11-25-11, when they were picking up Christmas trees for disposal, the Cranford Police said.

The names Keith and Cory were written in a heart at the groom's feet and the with the assistance of the Cranford Police Department, the owners were identified and reunited with their ornament, officials said.

(Photo courtesy of the Cranford Police Department)

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