$1,000 Reward After Ashes Of Boy Reported Stolen
WATERFORD TWP. (WWJ/AP) - A $1,000 reward is being offered after a Waterford Township family says an urn containing the ashes of their 12-year-old son was stolen during a break-in at their home.
Wendy and Dave Turnquist say they returned Friday to their home in Oakland County to find a side-door window smashed. They they've said the urn was missing along with a gold medallion with Ryan Christopher McDonald's thumbprint.
Ryan died in 2007. For many years he battled Kearns-Sayre syndrome, a rare neuromuscular disorder.
The reward is being offered by Crime Stoppers.
The urn has a picture frame on each side that includes photographs of Ryan. The family says the ashes are the only thing that was taken in the break-in, which occurred sometime between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Dec. 30.
Police say they're investigating.
Anyone with information is asked to call Waterford Township Police at 248-674-0351 or Crime Stoppers of Michigan at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.
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