Crime & Safety
Woman Stole Man's Ashes From Apartment: Nassau Police
Police say she ransacked an elderly woman's apartment and stole her wallet and late husband's ashes.
BELLMORE, NY — Nassau County police arrested a Hicksville woman who they say broke into an apartment in Bellmore last year and stole a man's ashes.
According to police, an 82-year-old woman returned to her apartment on Pea Pond Road at 12:45 p.m. on Oct. 29, 2019 and found it had been ransacked. Police say that her wallet and a gold-colored box containing her late husband's ashes were stolen.
Yesterday, police arrested Mary Arrieta, 54, of Elm Street, Hicksville, in connection with the crime.
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Arrieta is charged with second- and third-degree burglary. She is scheduled to be arraigned on June 19.
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