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HomeFeaturedPatricia Sierra Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Casket Containing Body

Patricia Sierra Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Casket Containing Body

Police allege Patricia Sierra told them she does not remember committing the crime.

Woman accused of stealing casket with body inside from Las Vegas funeral home.

Patricia Sierra Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Casket Containing Body. Credit LVMPD

A woman allegedly burglarized a Las Vegas funeral home and removed a casket with a body inside it, dumping the remains in the process, according to documents the 8 News Now Investigators obtained.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department reports that detectives have arrested Suspect Patricia Sierra on alleged charges of grand larceny for an amount between $1,200 and $5,000, business burglary, and tampering with or disturbing human remains.

Detectives allege that Sierra broke into the Affordable Cremation & Burial Service of Las Vegas and stole a casket containing a human body. Police also allege that Sierra dumped the body from the casket outside the funeral home.

Mujer acusada de robar un ataúd con el cuerpo dentro de una funeraria de Las Vegas.

Una mujer supuestamente robó una funeraria de Las Vegas y sacó un ataúd con un cuerpo dentro, arrojando los restos en el proceso, según documentos que obtuvieron los investigadores de 8 News Now.

El Departamento de Policía Metropolitana de Las Vegas informa que los detectives arrestaron a la sospechosa Patricia Sierra por presuntos cargos de hurto mayor por un monto de entre $1,200 y $5,000, robo en negocios y manipulación o alteración de restos humanos.

Los detectives alegan que Sierra irrumpió en el Servicio de Entierro y Cremación Asequible de Las Vegas y robó un ataúd que contenía un cuerpo humano. La policía también alega que Sierra arrojó el cuerpo del ataúd afuera de la funeraria.

Source: 8 News Now — Las Vegas

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