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11-30-2010, 04:02 PM #1
Pat Burns's widow robbed after funeral
Just sickening. The poor family
A heartbreaking crime was committed against the family of former NHL coach Pat Burns within hours of his funeral in Montreal.
Not long after the hockey world gathered Monday to mourn the death of Burns, someone smashed into his widow's car.
Montreal police say someone broke into the vehicle belonging to his widow, Line, overnight and stole some of the Burns family's valuable possessions.
The car was parked just blocks from the cathedral where the funeral was held.
The stolen items include 30 autographed hockey jerseys, which were supposed to be auctioned to raise money for an arena in Stanstead, Que., recently named after Burns.
http://sports.sympatico.cbc.ca/home/...neral/46440f49
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11-30-2010, 04:15 PM #2
Wow. As if they werent going through enough. What kind of person is sick enough to do that?
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11-30-2010, 04:18 PM #3
This is a normal occurrence in downtown montreal - especially if you happen to park in a dark street with hardly any traffic going through. I also wouldn't be surprised if all the memorabilia and valuables were left out in the open - in the back seat for example - rather than in the trunk. Sucks to hear, but I bet the wife's to blame for negligence.
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11-30-2010, 04:20 PM #4
Maybe but I'm sure it was the last thing on her mind
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11-30-2010, 04:23 PM #5Hockey Manager
I cannot believe I just read those words.
Criminals are to blame for crime. Grieving widows are not.
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11-30-2010, 04:30 PM #6
You are very correct sir...I am sure that was not the intent of what was said though...at a time like this, she probably was not thinking clearly, as I wouldn't be...and wrongly left them in sight in a vehicle. she is not to BLAME...but yeah, not a smart thing to do...again, a crime like that was the last thing on her mind. Seeing my Mom go through becoming a widow, her mind was not in the right place...
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11-30-2010, 04:44 PM #7
well, it WAS a crime of opportunity though. If someone doesn't take the necessary steps to place items of value out of sight grieving or not, you have to expect something like this could happen. But placing blame on someone seems harsh, personally I blame the culprit(s). There are those that know when a high profile funeral is happening and know that there could be opportunity to profit from it. Only makes sense to a criminal mind to go check it out. BMW's, Mercedes Benz's and nobody around outside watching over those cars like a valet or security. I think a sting operation by the local authorities, staging a fake funeral for a fictitious wealthy person, placing expensive cars on the street and leaving a purse or wallet in plain view and waiting for a thief might even recover the stolen items from the Burns family... just a thought
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11-30-2010, 04:51 PM #8Assistant General Manager
Hopefully, the jerseys are unique enough that they will be able tracked after the culprit tries to sell them. As the pop up the good hobbyists or dealers who buy them turn them over they could track the source to who is putting the jersey up for sale. We shall see but sorry to hear this as it not something a grieving family needs to be dealing with besides the death of her husband. This just adds another burden to the family.
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11-30-2010, 04:59 PM #9
I agree with you, but like jbmmadman said, it was a crime of opportunity. I'm sure the criminal wasn't thinking that the car belonged to a widow. He just saw something valuable and took it. The montreal guys in this forum will agree how bad the streets are of montreal when it comes to auto theft (whether it's grand theft auto and/or valuables theft). Yes, I realize that the person is going through a hard time, and it could have been a simple mind lapse on her part to not secure her belongings properly....BUT at the end of the day, she is/was responsible for her property, and it's up to her to secure her valuables as best as possible. It's not the thief's fault that the box of stuff were visible and can easily be broken into - while parked in a dark, low-visible, low-traffic street overnight.
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11-30-2010, 05:11 PM #10
just heard this story on CP24 and was going to post it here. if they could release some photos of the jerseys that were stolen that would be great help to getting them back.. this is so wrong for whoever stole these
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