PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man broke into a Philadelphia church and stole a 125-year-old bejeweled crown from atop a marble statue of the Virgin Mary, city police said Monday. The burglary at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church occurred around 1:10 a.m. Saturday when the thief smashed through a stained-glass window, police said. The break-in was captured on surveillance video that police released Monday. The man then climbed into the upper …

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A man broke into a Philadelphia church and stole a 125-year-old bejeweled crown from atop a marble statue of the Virgin Mary. City police say the burglary at St. John

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KYW By Laura Fay, Raymond Strickland Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Philadelphia police are investigating after someone stole a more than 120-year-old crown from a statue of Mary in a Center City Catholic church early Saturday morning. “I’m sad. I’m angry,” parochial vicar John McCloskey said. The thief broke into St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church at 21 South 13th Street by smashing through a stained gl…

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The burglary at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church happened around 1:10 a.m. on Saturday, according to police.

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Thief steals 125-year-old crown from Virgin Mary statue in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA—A man broke into a Philadelphia church and stole a 125-year-old bejeweled crown from atop a marble statue of the Virgin Mary, city police said Monday.
The burglary at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church occurred around 1:10 a.m. Saturday when the thief smashed through a stained-glass window, police said. The break-in was captured on surveillance video that police released Monday.
The man then climbed into the upper nave of…

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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) - - St. John The Evangelist, Roman Catholic Church, says a crown, worth tens of thousands of dollars was stolen from the head of the statue of Mary, inside the church.

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PHILADELPHIA, PA — Authorities in Philadelphia are actively searching for a suspect connected to a reported burglary at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church early Saturday morning. The alleged incident occurred on January 11, 2025, at approximately 1:04 a.m. Investigators state that an individual forced entry into the church, located at 21 S 13th Street, by breaking a stained-glass window. Once inside, the suspect reportedly stole a gold crow…

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The crown was made of jewelry and gems donated by parishioners after the church experienced a major fire in the early 1900s, police said.

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Beloved crown stolen from Virgin Mary statue at St. John the Evangelist church in Center City

A 125-year-old golden crown was stolen from a statue of Mary inside a Philadelphia Catholic church, police said. The theft occurred Saturday, Jan. 11, shortly after 1 a.m. inside the St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church on south 13th Street in Center City. Police said someone broke into the church by smashing through a stained-glass window. They then stole a golden crown from the head of the statue of Mary. “Our video – we have outside …

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Thief steals golden crown from Mary statue inside Philly Catholic church

A 125-year-old crown was stolen from a statue of the Virgin Mary at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Center City early Saturday morning, Philadelphia police say. Surveillance video shows the thief breaking into the building. The man broke a stained glass window to enter, investigators say. Police are looking for the man.

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