NEW YORK (AP) — Police say someone busted into the altar at a New York City church, stole a $2 million gold relic and removed the head from a statue of an angel at some point late last week. The incident happened between 6:30 p.m.
Highlights
- Police: St.
- Augustine’s Roman Catholic Church in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood in New York.
- The tabernacle, a box containing Holy Communion items, was made of 18-carat gold and decorated with jewels.
- The church was closed for construction at the time.
- Angel statues flanking the tabernacles were decapitated and destroyed, police and the diocese said.
- Camera recordings from the church’s security system were also stolen, the church’�s pastor said.