Jewelry stolen from corpse at mortuary

3/7/2009

Toledo police are seeking information through the Crime Stopper program about a burglary Wednesday during which a person stole jewelry from a corpse in the Sujkowski Funeral Home.

A man who lives in the upper part of the funeral home at 3838 Airport Hwy. told police he heard a noise downstairs about 10:30 p.m.

He called police to investigate, then noticed two gold rings and a gold necklace had been taken off the body of a woman whose funeral was scheduled for the following day, a report said.

Anyone with information about the burglary is asked to call Crime Stopper.

Callers may remain anonymous and could be eligible for a cash reward.