Hearse, woman’s body stolen from church; car, body recovered Thursday

Someone stole a hearse from the parking lot of a church in California, but what the alleged thieves may not have known was that there was still a body inside the vehicle.

Update 12:18 p.m. Feb. 27: The hearse and the unidentified woman's body have been recovered.

Police were alerted by a person that they had seen the stolen hearse, and a chase started. It ended about 15 minutes later after the vehicle crashed, the Los Angeles Police Department said, according to KABC.

BREAKING: A stolen hearse with a body still inside was found after a pursuit that ended in a crash on the SB 110 Freeway in South L.A. https://t.co/imelli2GhY
— KTLA (@KTLA) February 27, 2020

The body was found inside the damaged vehicle.

One person is in police custody.

UPDATE
This is what we can confirm.
-The Black Navigator is the stolen vehicle involved in the grand theft auto from last night.
-There is one suspect in custody
-One casket with one deceased has been located inside the vehicle pic.twitter.com/JRrKRqYnyv
— LA County Sheriffs (@LASDHQ) February 27, 2020

Original story: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is pleading with whoever took the Lincoln Navigator to bring back the woman, KABC reported.

Law enforcement isn't sure which direction the hearse left in and they were still trying to find it as of Wednesday night, KTLA reported.

To the suspect(s) driving around in a Black Lincoln Navigator stolen from the 700 blk of Rosemead Bl just after 8PM today in uninc #Pasadena:

Out of all the bad decisions you have made, at least make one good one & bring back the deceased person & casket inside the Navigator. pic.twitter.com/Dvo7u94zL1
— LA County Sheriffs (@LASDHQ) February 27, 2020

The vehicle was parked outside St. Anthony Greek Orthodox Church as a funeral worker was dropping off another person's remains for a funeral scheduled for Thursday morning, KABC reported.