Burglar robs church and damages valuable statue

Case information
Incident date
Country
Poland
Place
Sopot
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Morals
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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On New Year's Day, a man stole money from a church in Sopot, Poland. During the robbery he broke a valuable figure worth more than 1,000 PLN.

The suspect, who was arrested by the police a few days later, was drunk. He pleaded guilty. As the man had previously been convicted of robbery.

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