Crime & Safety

Graverobber Strikes Newark Cemetery, Steals Human Remains

An unknown person broke into a casket to commit the ghoulish crime.

Newark police are searching for the perpetrator of a modern-day graverobbing at a local cemetery.

The manager of Mount Pleasant Cemetery reported on Tuesday afternoon that an unknown person broke into a casket housed in one of the cemetery’s mausoleums, absconding with the human remains within.

Police stated that the mausoleum has been the target of burglaries in the past.

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An investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information about this incident should call the department’s anonymous 24-hour tip line, 877-NWK-TIPS (877 695-8477), or NWK-GUNS (877 695-4867).

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File photo of Mount Pleasant Cemetery courtesy of Jamie Sanford via Flickr

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