Crime & Safety

Chalices Stolen from Union Avenue Church: Police

Anyone with information may contact Havre de Grace Police Department at 443-806-2343.

Police say that two silver communion chalices worth thousands have been stolen from a Havre de Grace church.

The pastor at Havre de Grace United Methodist Church reported Monday that two items were taken from a storage cabinet at the church in the 100 block of South Union Avenue, according to police. They were worth an estimated $4,000.

The theft occurred sometime between Sunday, June 14, and Tuesday, June 30, police reported.

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Officials said the objects were described as follows:

  • One chalice had “In Memory of Clara Pyle” engraved on it and had a depiction of the Last Supper.
  • Another chalice said “In Memory of Elva Wetting” and was engraved with the image of Jesus.

Anyone with information may contact Cpl. Cokewell of the Havre de Grace Police Department at 443-806-2343 or 410-939-2121, extension 1154.

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