Hearse stolen with casket inside from outside a Southern California church
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A pastor's wife says a hearse was stolen from outside a Southern California church ahead of funeral services with a casket inside.
The Los Angeles Times reports Sunday (http://lat.ms/1H8pjVe ) that the hearse was idling outside Ebenezer Baptist Church in South Los Angeles while the funeral director arranged flowers for Saturday morning services for 19-year-old Jonté Lee Reed.
Shirley Little, the pastor's wife, says the director called ministry friends for help when he saw the hearse was missing.
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Little says family members driving to the funeral had been notified and stopped the hearse four blocks from the church.
KTLA-TV reports that police detained the man, whose mental condition will be evaluated.
Little says the hearse was returned and the funeral was only delayed by 30 minutes.