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PD: Ashes of employee's dad stolen in robbery

Posted at 8:59 AM, Sep 30, 2015
and last updated 2015-09-30 08:59:52-04

Police are looking for the person responsible for stealing the ashes of an Akron employee's late father.

According to Akron police, a man broke into an office in the 100 block of South High Street around noon on Sept. 22. 

Among the items he stole were a credit card, a ruby ring, and the cremated remains of one employee's father.

The suspect is described as a black man between the ages of 40 and 45 years old. He was wearing a black baseball hat with "choir" written on the front, black jeans, a backpack and headphones.