Seven youths were reported in Santa Coloma for trying to steal the figure of the Virgin Mary from the municipal nativity scene at 4am on 8 December, causing damage. They fled after being surprised by the Town Hall guard and the night watchmen, but were identified a short time later in Sant Carles street.
The local police charged them with criminal damage and attempted theft.
The Spanish Observatorio para la Libertad Religiosa recorded six attacks on nativity scenes in 2023 and five at Christmas 2022.