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L.A. police seek comrade's stolen ashes

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LOS ANGELES, July 3 (UPI) -- Los Angeles police have asked the public for help in recovering the ashes of one of their own, which were stolen in a recent burglary.

Detectives said Saturday they were looking for a blond woman in her 20s who may have been involved in the June 29 residential burglary in which the box containing the ashes of a deceased LAPD detective disappeared, along with some jewelry, a credit card and firearms. The woman was later seen trying to use the credit card.

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Police believe the theft occurred during one in a series of burglaries by the same suspect.

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