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Woman’s ashes returned in U.S. mail |
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Tuesday, 11 March 2008 |
Cliff Buchan
News Editor
Do burglars and thieves have a kind bone in their body? Maybe, when it comes to returning someone’s stolen ashes, but not so when it comes to using stolen checking account numbers.
Police in Forest Lake have brought to a close one part of a residential burglary in the city on Feb. 23, but not all aspects.
The closure to the one point came on March 1 when Michele Siedow, 22400 Iverson Ave. N., notified police that the ashes of her mother had been returned by U.S. Mail. The ashes, which were contained in a small velvet bag provided by Mattson Funeral Home, were stolen among other items during the forced-entry burglary.
They were mailed from St. Paul to the Siedow home, police said.
While Forest Lake police are relieved that the personal item had been returned, they say forged checks and forged debit card transaction continue to be reported. The debit card and checks were stolen during the burglary, police said.
For the past two weeks, police have received reports of forged checks and fake checks with the stolen account number being cashed. As many as five males and females have been recorded on business surveillance video cashing the checks.
The transactions have ranged from Mills Fleet Farm in Oakdale to the Little Store in Hinckley. Most are for amounts under $100, police said.
The debit card has since been canceled, police said.
In all 14 checks and three debit card transactions have been made on the accounts.
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