Authorities' Twitter Plea for Return of Stolen Hearse Containing Corpse Goes Viral

On Wednesday, a tweet from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department went viral, as it requested the return of a stolen hearse that contained a casket with a corpse inside.

"To the suspect(s) driving around in a Black Lincoln Navigator stolen from the 700 blk of Rosemead Bl just after 8 pm 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," the Sheriff's department wrote on their Twitter account.

According to the Sheriff's Department, the vehicle, which was carrying the casket and corpse, was stolen while it was outside of Saint Anthony Greek Orthodox Church, in Pasadena, California.

Authorities searched throughout the night for the suspect, but on Thursday the Sheriff's department provided an update on Twitter noting that they had placed "one suspect in custody."

"UPDATE This is what we can confirm," the Sheriff's Department wrote. "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."

In addition to the update on the situation, the Sheriff's Department also wrote, "huge THANK YOU to the good Samaritan that called law enforcement when they saw the stolen vehicle. We also want to send condolences to the family members of the deceased person, who had to deal with this tragedy."

According to NBC Los Angeles, following the report of the vehicle by the "good Samaritan," the suspect was pursued by the Los Angeles Police. The suspect then got into an accident, causing the driver to stop the car, and was apprehended shortly after. Police also told NBC Los Angeles that the corpse inside the stolen car will be returned to the funeral home on Thursday.

The car had was stolen outside the church as another body was being transported from the vehicle to the church. NBC Los Angeles reported that while the first body was being transported, the keys were left in the car, making it easily accessible for the suspect to steal it and the second corpse.

"The driver dropped off one casket and one body, and the driver comes back and the hearse is gone," Los Angeles Police Deputy Marvin Crowder told The Washington Post. "I've never heard of this before. This is outlandish."

Following the department's update, a number of Twitter users responded to express their feelings.

"Sad for the family but glad they found it," Twitter user Jeannette Johnson wrote.

"Glad to hear they recovered someone's loved one! And hope the person responsible gets what they deserve," Twitter user StevieIsMyMuse wrote.