WENDOVER, Utah, June 11, 2018 (Gephardt Daily) — Police are investigating after the ashes of a combat veteran that were being escorted to the California coast were stolen during a vehicle burglary in Wendover on Monday.
Officials responded to a report that a van had been burglarized at the Quality Inn Motel at 245 E. Wendover Blvd., according to a news release from Wendover Police Department on Facebook.
The vehicle burglarized was a black Mercedes Benz ecovan with a business logo on the sides that reads “Legacy: Probate and Estate Management Group LLC” in gold letters. Legacy Estates Management serves veterans and their families after the passing of U.S. War Veterans, the news release said.
“Items stolen from the vehicle included electronics and clothing,” the news release says. “A specific item that was stolen from the vehicle was the ashes and remains of a combat veteran who was being escorted to the California coast. The victim of this case would like to recover the remains of the deceased.”
Anyone with information as to the whereabouts of stolen remains is asked to contact the Wendover Police Department at 435-665-7771.
