Hearse carrying body stolen in downtown Atlanta; the car and the body inside recovered nearby
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Atlanta police say a hearse with a body inside was stolen outside a hospital. Both were recovered a short time later.
Atlanta police Officer Ralph Woolfolk said authorities believe the hearse was taken Sunday morning outside Grady Memorial Hospital in the city's downtown area. WSB-TV reports that it appears the driver drove through the gates of the hospital morgue.
Woolfolk tells The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the suspect or suspects abandoned the hearse a few blocks from Grady, then stole a gold Ford Explorer and drove off in that vehicle.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police say they recovered the hearse on Auburn Avenue. CBS 46 reports that the body was also recovered.
Police were still searching for suspects Sunday afternoon.