SEE: Man Steals Park Slope Church Statue, Throws It In The Trash

PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — Police are looking for a man who stole a statue from a Park Slope church during the middle of the day last week only to throw it in the trash.

The thief took the statue just after 11 a.m. last Wednesday from Saint Thomas Aquinas Church on 9th Street. He was caught on video walking away with it in his arms before he threw it in a trash can, police said.

The throw damaged the statue and the man fled from the church in an unknown direction.

The man, who police say is wanted for questioning in the criminal mischief case, was wearing a black jacket, blue jeans and white sneakers.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.