Baptismal font and Stations of the Cross stolen

Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Sinsen
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Theft
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
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During the night of 27-28 January, unknown perpetrators stole the baptismal font and several stations of the cross from the Catholic Liebfrauenkirche in Sinsen, Germany.

The common denominator of the stolen items is that they are made of bronze. According to the police, this theft could be linked to another theft that took place in a nearby church.

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