Mystery of abandoned human ashes with flag baffles police

ATLANTA (AP) — A south Alabama police chief says he has a few leads but still no answers to explain how a box of human ashes was abandoned, along with a neatly folded, framed American flag, beside a highway near the Florida line.

At least four people have inquired about the box, including a Tennessee man who said his father's remains and a flag were stolen from his truck a few months ago, Florala Police Chief Sonny Bedsole said in a phone interview Tuesday.

The remains were found not far from U.S. 331, a popular route for motorists heading to and from the Florida Panhandle, Bedsole said.