The Brief
- KTVU learned that a maintenance supervisor near 23rd and Webster streets in Oakland found the box of ashes, identification cards and other documents that had been tossed on the street.
- The ashes of Jill Smith were stolen Monday night from a rental car parked near the corner of 8th and Webster streets as her widower dined in a nearby restaurant.
OAKLAND, Calif. – A family whose relative’s ashes were stolen during a car burglary in Oakland’s Chinatown last week will soon be reunited with their loved one’s remains with help from a Good Samaritan.
Ashes stolen in Oakland’s Chinatown
The backstory:
The ashes of Jill Smith were stolen Monday night from a rental car parked near the corner of 8th and Webster streets as her widower dined in a nearby restaurant.
“If you know who did it or if you’re the person that did do it, please, have a heart. Give it back,” said Jessica Matthews, Smith’s stepdaughter told KTVU last week. …