UPDATE: Former DE funeral director arrested on theft charges, again

A former funeral director, who has previously faced theft charges in Delaware, is reportedly facing more charges.

Delaware State Police say back in April, they started an investigation into Deborah E. Harris-Nock, after a caretaker came to them and said that her client, an 88-year-old Harrington resident, had pre-paid funeral service in 2008. The man apparently bought the $6,300 worth of services, at the Deborah E. Harris-Nock Funeral Services located in Laurel, Delaware. Police say when the caretaker was following up about the services, they found that the company had closed in 2013, and wouldn’t be providing the services that had been purchased.

According to the report, numerous attempts were made to get the money back, but it was to no avail. On Thursday, 61-year-old Harris-Nock turned herself into Troop 3, where she was charged with theft $1,500 or greater, and victim is 62-years-of-age or older. She was later released on $2,000 bond.

Back in 2013, the Delaware Attorney General suspended Harris-Nock’s funeral director’s license, after she had reportedly posed as the niece of a deceased client, and withdrew more than $9,000 for their estate. She eventually pleaded guilty to a perjury 2nd degree and theft charges, and received one year probation. Harris-Nock’s license eventually expired in August 2014.

47 ABC spoke with Corporal Gary Fournier of the Delaware State Police who tells us, “You always have to look out for something that’s too good to be true. But for somebody paying for services for a funeral ahead of time and taking care of their personal matters before something happens to them, this is a very rare case. In any case we want to continue to look for any victims of this type of crime so that we can bring them justice and get them the right outcome.”

Police are asking anyone who thinks they had a similar incident with Deborah E. Harris-Nock Funeral Services, to contact Sgt. J. Lloyd at 302-741-2802, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333. Tips can also be submitted to the DSP Mobile Crime App, texting DSP to CRIMES (274637), or by visiting the Tip Submit website.