A stolen funeral urn has been returned to the victim of a burglary in Wicken following an appeal by Northamptonshire Police.
Between 1am and 3am on Saturday, October 28, a property and outbuilding in Wicken Park Road were targeted by two unknown offenders who went on to steal items including a wooden urn containing a woman’s ashes, jewellery, building materials and tools.
Following a public appeal by the victim for the return of the ashes, and an appeal for information by the Force, on Monday (November 6) the urn was discovered to have been returned to the property.
Now officers are renewing their appeal for information about the burglary, which is believed to have been committed by two people who arrived in the area in a long-wheel-based white van, believed to be either a Ford Transit or Mercedes Sprinter.
Investigating officer PC Will Dyer, of Daventry Response, said: “I’m so happy that those responsible chose to do the right thing and safely return this incredibly special urn to the family involved.
“I’ve been doing this job for nearly 10 years and I’ve never known an offender break back into a property to return something, so this is very much a case of every cloud having a silver lining and it’s why we do what we do.
“However there are still items missing that also have huge sentimental importance to the victims, so we’re continuing to appeal for anyone with information that could be useful to our investigation to get in touch.
“To the people who returned the urn, we’d especially like to hear from you and if you come to our Criminal Justice Centre, we will have a reward waiting for you.”
Anyone with information about the burglary is asked to contact Northamptonshire Police on 101, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
Please quote incident number 23000673176 when getting in touch to ensure your information reaches the right person as quickly as possible.
