A hearse carrying a dead woman was stolen from outside a California church Wednesday night, authorities said.

The vehicle, a black Lincoln Navigator, was parked outside Saint Anthony Greek Orthodox Church in Pasadena at about 8 p.m. when it was taken, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spokesman.

The driver of the hearse was believed to have stepped away momentarily to unload another casket at the time of the theft, the department spokesman said.

The sheriff’s department pleaded on Twitter for those responsible to “at least” return the casket.

“Out of all the bad decisions you have made, at least make one good one & bring back the deceased person & casket inside the Navigator,” they wrote.