Crime & Safety
Vandals Trash, Burglarize CT Roman Catholic Church: Report
State police say St. Catherine of Siena was hit sometime over Christmas. Damage is in the thousands.
PRESTON, CT — St. Catherine of Siena, a Roman Catholic church on Preston Plains Road (Route 164) in Preston, was vandalized and burglarized sometime over Christmas, according to state police.
Fox61 News reports that a statute of St. Catherine was smashed, as were several large religious candles. Additionally, a cross made from either bronze or brass, also was stolen.
The damage is estimated to cost between $8,000 and $10,000, writes The Day, adding that a window was smashed. Also the sacristy's door was damaged.
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The incident sometime between Christmas afternoon, when the church was closed and locked, and Wednesday morning when it was reopened.
Anyone with information about the crime is urged to contact Resident State Trooper Tim Paige at at 860-848-6500.
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Click here to read the full story on the Fox61 News website, and click here to read it on The Day's website.
Photo: St. Catherine of Siena, Preston. Photo credit: Google Maps
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