These are the types of crimes that happen when people are really hurting because of the economy. They are unthinkable, petty crimes, but they suggest just how far some people will go in tough times.


Man accused of taking items from Christmas crash victim's casket
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
By Emily Gibb, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The family of a 17-year-old killed in a vehicle crash on Christmas Day accused a man of stealing items from the boy's casket during a memorial service on Monday evening.

The family of Bradley McCombs Jr., of Clymer, Indiana County, told state police that Jody Bennett, 38, of Pine Township, Indiana County, took a Game Boy, three games and a Game Boy light from the open casket during the public visitation at the Rairigh Funeral Home in Montgomery, Indiana County.

Police said Mr. Bennett fled after Bradley's family members confronted him.