A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with over 300 thefts at mausoleums and cemeteries across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), say Halton police.

The two accused now face "dozens of charges" after a lengthy investigation into a series of thefts at cremation niches that contained remains in Oakville, Burlington, Toronto and the Niagara Region, said investigators in a news release.

“The suspects targeted jewelry, decorative cremation urns, keepsakes, and other valuables often stored in [cremation] niches,” according to the news release.

Police say a mausoleum in Oakville and two others in Burlington were among the affected properties in Halton region.

Officers arrested a 45-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman, both of no fixed address, at a Niagara Falls motel on Nov. 7.

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