RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A man was arrested after police said he stole a van from a mortuary with a dead body inside, returned it and stole a different van from the same business. Riverside police officer Ryan Railsback said a mortuary employee was nearly run over when he tried to stop the man as he drove away the second time. Railsback said an officer investigating the theft of the first van chased the second for more than two miles. The suspect was arrested and could face charges, including vehicle theft.
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