Repeated Theft from Offertory Box in Hinterzarten

Case information

Incident date: Nov 26, 2018
Country: Germany
Place: Hinterzarten
Categories: Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against: Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators: Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents: Theft
Place of Incident: Church
Bias Indicators: Time/Place/Location
Reported to Police: Yes
Response of Local Authorities: Investigated

In the 'Maria in der Zarten' Catholic Church in Hinterzarten, the offertory box that is locked with a padlock was broken into again on November 26th. The unidentified perpetrators stole an unknown sum of money from it.

Source: Police press release