Valuable chalices stolen from parish office in Germany

Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Quedlinburg
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Theft
Place of Incident
  • Christian Building
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
Image credit: Polizei

In the period from October 25 to October 26, unknown persons broke into the parish office in Neuendorf in the district of Harz by forcibly opening the office door. They subsequently stole a safe containing cash, several chalices and monstrances, with a total value of about 11,000 euros were stolen from the storehouse of the parish office.

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