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Halton, theft, cemetery Thousands of dollars worth of items stolen from cemeteries across the GTA have been recovered by police. (Rahim Ladhani\/ CTV News Toronto) <\/p>\nHalton Regional Police provide an update on the two suspects arrested and linked to hundreds of thefts at cemeteries across the GTA. <\/p>\n
Thousands of dollars\u2019 worth of jewelry and other stolen property has been recovered following the arrest of two suspects wanted in connection with a rash of thefts at mausoleums and cemeteries across the Greater Toronto Area, police say.<\/p>\n
During a news conference on Monday, Halton Regional Police said dozens have charges have been laid against two suspects following more than 300 thefts from cremation niches and mausoleums in Oakville, Burlington, Toronto, and Niagara Region.<\/p>\n
According to police, the suspects targeted jewelry, decorative cremation urns, keepsakes, and other valuables.<\/p>\n
Halton, theft, cemetery Thousands of dollars worth of items stolen from cemeteries across the GTA have been recovered by police. (Rahim Ladhani\/ CTV News Toronto) <\/p>\n
In Halton Region, the mausoleums that were targeted include Glen Oaks Memorial Funeral Home and Cemetery in Oakville, Bayview Cemetery and Crematorium in Burlington, and Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Burlington.<\/p>\n
Ashes dumped <\/p>\n
\u201cThe thefts took place during daytime hours. The accused would attend a cemetery and enter the mausoleums. Once inside, they would use a tool to enter niche compartments and steal jewelry or other valuables,\u201d police said in a news release.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe accused often stole necklaces and other jewelry that contained human remains, which were discarded by the thieves after the thefts. The stolen jewelry was then sold at pawnshops or through private sales.\u201d<\/p>\n
Halton Regional Police Deputy Chief Roger Wilkie called the thefts \u201cdeeply disturbing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTo violate spaces meant for remembrance and peace is both callous and reprehensible. Our thoughts are with the families who have been impacted by these thefts,\u201d Wilkie said. <\/p>\n
He added that families impacted by the thefts have experienced \u201cdeep emotional pain and heartbreak\u201d at a time when they were already grieving for their loved ones, noting that the thefts caused a \u201cpainful resurgence of their loss.\u201d <\/p>\n
Suspects posed as grieving family members: police<\/p>\n
During Monday\u2019s news conference, Wilkie said the accused went to \u201csignificant lengths\u201d to deceive property managers at the sites. <\/p>\n
\u201cOur investigation revealed that in some cases, they posed as grieving family members in order to tour the premises before committing these crimes,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
\u201cSome of the stolen property was sold, melted down, or discarded. We also discovered the accused had dumped the ashes of loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n
The suspects, police said, were arrested on November 7 at a motel in Niagara Falls.<\/p>\n
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thefts, cemeteries, suspects, Two suspects are in custody in connection with a rash of thefts at cemeteries across the GTA, Halton Regional Police say. <\/p>\n
John Ruch, a 45-year-old man, of no fixed address, and Jordan Noble, a 31-year-old woman also of no fixed address, face dozens of charges, including indignity to a dead body, theft under $5,000, and possession of property obtained by crime.<\/p>\n
Police said additional charges are \u201canticipated\u201d as investigators continue to identify victims and catalogue the stolen property that has been recovered.<\/p>\n