Marquise Hill, the New England Patriots lineman who died in a jet ski accident last month was laid to rest on Saturday. On top of having to mourn her son, Hill’s mother Sherry came home from the funeral to find that $16,000 worth of stuff was stolen from her home. The burglars took a laptop and a television among other things.
Police haven’t made any arrests but they are working some leads. A New Orleans Police Department spokesman said that it might have been an opportunistic burglar who knew that everyone would be out of the house at the funeral. Once again, may we suggest a punishment of ferret legging when these criminals are caught.
By the way, check out this discussion thread on Snopes.com about the urban legend that there are burglars who read the obits and burglarize people while they’re at funerals.
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[SI]: Hill’s mom robbed day of funeral