The police said that the case of the missing hearse with a corpse in a coffin ended with a chase and a crash on a busy freeway in Los Angeles.
According to representatives of the Sheriff of the County of Los Angeles, on Thursday morning was found a black Lincoln Navigator that was stolen on Wednesday near Church of Pasadena.
Law enforcement agencies pursued a stolen vehicle on highway 110. The chase ended in a crash, which was blocked a busy highway during the morning rush hour, when the townspeople went to work. The coffin was discovered at the scene.
According to police, 25-year-old James Juarez was arrested on suspicion of car theft.
The police appealed to the suspect a few hours ago with a request to return the hearse, which was stolen from the territory of the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Anthony in East Pasadena.
To the suspect(s) driving around in a Black Lincoln Navigator stolen from the 700 blk of Rosemead Bl just after 8PM today in uninc #Pasadena:
Out of all the bad decisions you have made, at least make one good one & bring back the deceased person & casket inside the Navigator. pic.twitter.com/Dvo7u94zL1
LA County Sheriffs (@LASDHQ) February 27, 2020
«Of all the bad decisions you took, at least, take one right and return of the deceased person and coffin of the Navigator», — is spoken in the message of Department of the Sheriff.
KCBS-TV reported that the robbery took place during the funeral of another person in the Church. The undertaker was carrying two bodies in the hearse, and the suspects stole the car while the driver was inside the Church with one of the bodies, the channel reports.
