Kansas City police say a happy couple’s special day has a sting of disappointment after their wedding photos were stolen from their photographer.On May 14, police say Blakely Swanson Clement married her high school sweetheart at Our Lady of Sorrows Church followed by a reception in the West Bottoms.KCPD say hours later, a criminal would steal away a MacBook and memory card containing the newlywed’s wedding photos.Clement’s wedding photographer, is from Saint Louis and was in town for the wedding, scheduled a sunrise shoot with a different couple at Loose Park the following morning. While the photographer was taking pictures, someone broke into the photographer’s vehicle and stole a MacBook and memory card containing the images of Swanson Clement’s wedding.“I wanted to live in the moment and put my phone away that day,” Swanson Clement explains. “I was never thinking I needed to make sure I had photos of me and my parents.”The couple only has a few cell phone images that friends and family randomly snapped. Swanson Clement and her husband are not alone. Metro Division’s Property Crimes Section reports the images from a second wedding were also on the stolen MacBook.KC police say the case remains under investigation. The couple is asking the public to call KCPD if they come across the stolen MacBook and camera gear.“She (the photographer) was there when we got ready and when my dad first saw me in my dress,” Swanson Clement said. “We’ve been looking forward to reliving that wonderful day and to get the pictures back would mean everything to us, our parents, and our grandparents.”Police say if you have information to help Swanson Clement and her husband, call Metro Division Property Crimes at 816-581-0679.Stolen Items Serial Numbers:Apple MacBook ProAPPLE MBP/I7/6C/32GB/1TB SSD/555X/SG/15.4″SERIAL #: SC02Z92U5LVDQCANON 24-70MM F/2.8L EF II (USM) LENSSERIAL #: 915175B00292AA215865005708CANON 100MM F/2.8 MACRO L IS LENSSERIAL #: 913554B00292AA217112889CANON 50MM F/1.2L EF (USM) LENSSERIAL #: 911257B00292AA2106495795CANON 70-200MM F/2.8L IS EF II USM LENSSERIAL #: 912751B00292AA213400000954
Kansas City police say a happy couple’s special day has a sting of disappointment after their wedding photos were stolen from their photographer.
On May 14, police say Blakely Swanson Clement married her high school sweetheart at Our Lady of Sorrows Church followed by a reception in the West Bottoms.
KCPD say hours later, a criminal would steal away a MacBook and memory card containing the newlywed’s wedding photos.
Clement’s wedding photographer, is from Saint Louis and was in town for the wedding, scheduled a sunrise shoot with a different couple at Loose Park the following morning.
While the photographer was taking pictures, someone broke into the photographer’s vehicle and stole a MacBook and memory card containing the images of Swanson Clement’s wedding.
“I wanted to live in the moment and put my phone away that day,” Swanson Clement explains. “I was never thinking I needed to make sure I had photos of me and my parents.”
The couple only has a few cell phone images that friends and family randomly snapped.
Swanson Clement and her husband are not alone. Metro Division’s Property Crimes Section reports the images from a second wedding were also on the stolen MacBook.
KC police say the case remains under investigation. The couple is asking the public to call KCPD if they come across the stolen MacBook and camera gear.
“She (the photographer) was there when we got ready and when my dad first saw me in my dress,” Swanson Clement said. “We’ve been looking forward to reliving that wonderful day and to get the pictures back would mean everything to us, our parents, and our grandparents.”
Police say if you have information to help Swanson Clement and her husband, call Metro Division Property Crimes at 816-581-0679.
Stolen Items Serial Numbers:
- Apple MacBook Pro
- APPLE MBP/I7/6C/32GB/1TB SSD/555X/SG/15.4″
- SERIAL #: SC02Z92U5LVDQ
- CANON 24-70MM F/2.8L EF II (USM) LENS
- SERIAL #: 915175B00292AA215865005708
- CANON 100MM F/2.8 MACRO L IS LENS
- SERIAL #: 913554B00292AA217112889
- CANON 50MM F/1.2L EF (USM) LENS
- SERIAL #: 911257B00292AA2106495795
- CANON 70-200MM F/2.8L IS EF II USM LENS
- SERIAL #: 912751B00292AA213400000954