Incredibly grim surveillance footage captured the moment a woman broke into a Las Vegas funeral home and stole a coffin with a body inside.
Patricia Sierra, 47, was identified as the culprit several days after the Aug. 27 incident. She told police she didn’t remember the robbery because she passed out after drinking six beers, according to an arrest report obtained by KVVU TV channel.
Cameras inside Affordable Cremation and Burial Service showed a person smashing the front window and unlocking the front door.
The man then enters a funeral home and removes a $2,600 coffin through the same door he entered, according to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police.
At around 3:30 a.m., someone saw the body inside the coffin lying face down and called the police.
The suspect is seen carrying a coffin with a body inside out of the funeral home. The body was later discovered face down outside the business.
Security cameras capture the person entering through the main door and breaking a window.
Patricia Sierra, 47, was identified as the culprit several days after the incident. She told police she has a history of robbing businesses by smashing their windows with rocks.
Officers arrived at the scene and found both the coffin and the body, which had its feet covered with plastic bags. USA today reported.
An officer found documents next to the coffin that identified the body. He also revealed that the wake for the deceased had taken place on August 26, the day before Sierra allegedly committed the robbery while intoxicated.
Police viewed surveillance footage and saw the robber entering and exiting the business several times before leaving.
A construction worker reportedly approached officers at the scene and told them he saw a woman holding flowers and leaning against one of the funeral home’s exterior walls on the day of the incident.
The picture became even clearer when officers received a call on Aug. 29 from someone who said they saw a person at a 7-Eleven wearing the same clothing the suspect was seen wearing on the day of the robbery.
Sierra is seen being arrested several days after the robbery. According to an arrest report, she apologized, although she said she did not remember committing any type of robbery.
Police eventually located Sierra, who told them she often blacks out and has a substance abuse problem.
Although she claimed not to remember entering the funeral home, she apologized and said she was not trying to be malicious.
He also admitted that he had frequently robbed businesses in the past and “used a rock to break a window,” according to the arrest report.
Police also discovered that she was riding a red BMX bike, which matched the one seen on the funeral home’s security cameras.
Sierra has been charged with robbery, grand larceny and tampering with human remains in connection with the Aug. 27 incident.
His bail was set at $11,000 and he has a preliminary hearing on Sept. 18, according to court records.
