The stolen U-Haul truck.Photo: Covington Police DepartmentA Georgia couple has been left heartbroken after they say a moving van with all of their possessions was stolen — only to be found without the urn containing their son’s ashes.Ben and Cassandra Benton are pleading for the safe return of the urn as they process their grief all over again, Fox affiliateWAGAreported.“We, of course, are grateful our family is okay, but he was a big part of our lives,” Cassandra told the outlet of her son Wyatt, who died at 6 months. “We lost him, it is like losing him all over again.“According to WAGA, the couple was in the process of moving to a new home when the theft occurred on March 3.While the Bentons were asleep, they told the outlet that someone stole their U-Haul outside of the hotel, off of Interstate 20 in Covington.The moving van contained almost all of their possessions, including the urn with Wyatt’s ashes, according to the couple.Wyatt was born prematurely at just 24 weeks and spent the majority of his life in the hospital’s NICU, WAGA reported.After he died at just 6 months old, Cassandra and Ben put their son’s ashes into an urn, as well as mementos from the infant’s life, his handprints on a canvas, and a key that Cassandra wore because Wyatt was “the key to her heart,” according to the outlet.The Covington Police Departmentconfirmed the incident in a post on Facebookand posted surveillance footage of the moment they said the male thief in a gray hoodie got away with the U-Haul around 1 a.m.“If you have any information about this case, please contact Sgt. Allan Seebaran,” the post reads. “A reward is being offered to anyone that can provide information that leads to the arrest of the offender.“RELATED VIDEO: Thief Steals $1.6 Million In Gold From Open TruckIn the days following the theft, police managed to find the abandoned U-Haul in Forest Park, according toWAGA.Cassandra and Ben spent a majority of Thursday going through what was left of their possessions, but sadly did not find the urn.Covington Police are now vowing to continue their search until the urn is back in the Bentons' possession.“Whatever we can do to help them recover the remains and reunite them, we will do,” Sgt. Seebaran toldWAGA.Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact Sgt. Allan Seebaran at 678-625-5584 or via email at Allan.Seebaran@covingtonpolice.com. Anonymous tips can also be submitted to the police department atcovingtonpolice.com.
The stolen U-Haul truck.Photo: Covington Police Department
A Georgia couple has been left heartbroken after they say a moving van with all of their possessions was stolen — only to be found without the urn containing their son’s ashes.Ben and Cassandra Benton are pleading for the safe return of the urn as they process their grief all over again, Fox affiliateWAGAreported.“We, of course, are grateful our family is okay, but he was a big part of our lives,” Cassandra told the outlet of her son Wyatt, who died at 6 months. “We lost him, it is like losing him all over again.“According to WAGA, the couple was in the process of moving to a new home when the theft occurred on March 3.While the Bentons were asleep, they told the outlet that someone stole their U-Haul outside of the hotel, off of Interstate 20 in Covington.The moving van contained almost all of their possessions, including the urn with Wyatt’s ashes, according to the couple.Wyatt was born prematurely at just 24 weeks and spent the majority of his life in the hospital’s NICU, WAGA reported.After he died at just 6 months old, Cassandra and Ben put their son’s ashes into an urn, as well as mementos from the infant’s life, his handprints on a canvas, and a key that Cassandra wore because Wyatt was “the key to her heart,” according to the outlet.The Covington Police Departmentconfirmed the incident in a post on Facebookand posted surveillance footage of the moment they said the male thief in a gray hoodie got away with the U-Haul around 1 a.m.“If you have any information about this case, please contact Sgt. Allan Seebaran,” the post reads. “A reward is being offered to anyone that can provide information that leads to the arrest of the offender.“RELATED VIDEO: Thief Steals $1.6 Million In Gold From Open TruckIn the days following the theft, police managed to find the abandoned U-Haul in Forest Park, according toWAGA.Cassandra and Ben spent a majority of Thursday going through what was left of their possessions, but sadly did not find the urn.Covington Police are now vowing to continue their search until the urn is back in the Bentons' possession.“Whatever we can do to help them recover the remains and reunite them, we will do,” Sgt. Seebaran toldWAGA.Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact Sgt. Allan Seebaran at 678-625-5584 or via email at Allan.Seebaran@covingtonpolice.com. Anonymous tips can also be submitted to the police department atcovingtonpolice.com.
A Georgia couple has been left heartbroken after they say a moving van with all of their possessions was stolen — only to be found without the urn containing their son’s ashes.
Ben and Cassandra Benton are pleading for the safe return of the urn as they process their grief all over again, Fox affiliateWAGAreported.
“We, of course, are grateful our family is okay, but he was a big part of our lives,” Cassandra told the outlet of her son Wyatt, who died at 6 months. “We lost him, it is like losing him all over again.”
According to WAGA, the couple was in the process of moving to a new home when the theft occurred on March 3.
While the Bentons were asleep, they told the outlet that someone stole their U-Haul outside of the hotel, off of Interstate 20 in Covington.
The moving van contained almost all of their possessions, including the urn with Wyatt’s ashes, according to the couple.
Wyatt was born prematurely at just 24 weeks and spent the majority of his life in the hospital’s NICU, WAGA reported.
After he died at just 6 months old, Cassandra and Ben put their son’s ashes into an urn, as well as mementos from the infant’s life, his handprints on a canvas, and a key that Cassandra wore because Wyatt was “the key to her heart,” according to the outlet.
The Covington Police Departmentconfirmed the incident in a post on Facebookand posted surveillance footage of the moment they said the male thief in a gray hoodie got away with the U-Haul around 1 a.m.
“If you have any information about this case, please contact Sgt. Allan Seebaran,” the post reads. “A reward is being offered to anyone that can provide information that leads to the arrest of the offender.”
RELATED VIDEO: Thief Steals $1.6 Million In Gold From Open Truck
In the days following the theft, police managed to find the abandoned U-Haul in Forest Park, according toWAGA.
Cassandra and Ben spent a majority of Thursday going through what was left of their possessions, but sadly did not find the urn.
Covington Police are now vowing to continue their search until the urn is back in the Bentons' possession.
“Whatever we can do to help them recover the remains and reunite them, we will do,” Sgt. Seebaran toldWAGA.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact Sgt. Allan Seebaran at 678-625-5584 or via email at Allan.Seebaran@covingtonpolice.com. Anonymous tips can also be submitted to the police department atcovingtonpolice.com.
source: people.com
