UPPER RAWDON, N.S. — Police in Nova Scotia are asking for the public’s help as they investigate a break-in that resulted in the theft of several items, including an urn containing cremated remains.
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The RCMP in East Hants say the theft was reported Dec. 30 from a home in Upper Rawdon, about 60 kilometres north of Halifax.
The Mounties say the stolen urn contained the ashes of the homeowner’s late son, and a laptop, a television and jewelry were also taken.
A Facebook post today from the RCMP shows a photo of the urn, an ornate box that features a photo of the young man.
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The Mounties’ online appeal prompted a number of responses, most of them comments about the loathsome nature of the crime.
Some described what happened as disgraceful, sick, unbelievable and heartless, while one person asked: “How low can people go?”
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 24, 2022.
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