Police in Philadelphia are investigating a unique incident that happened earlier this week.
Officials say that a suspect robbed a vehicle and during the robbery, they took an urn that was carrying someone's ashes.
The robbery happened on the 4000 block of Teesdale Avenue in the northeast section of the city, police say.
Police think the incident occurred sometime between 6 p.m. Monday evening and 6 a.m. on Tuesday morning.
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