Story out of New York City, New York:
The pastor of a Manhattan church is praying for the return of a valuable religious painting that police said was stolen by a man who was seen on surveillance video taking the icon.
It happened around 12:30 p.m. back on Sunday, May 8 at Saint Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church on Wadsworth Avenue.
The surveillance video captures the man as he looks right into the camera, glances down at the church hall before he appears to make the sign of the cross, CBS2’s Janelle Burrell reported.
Police said he then takes off his jacket and, out of view of the camera, puts on gloves before swiping one of the hand-painted religious icons and walking out.
“Our people were downstairs a matter of 20 feet away, so it was rather courageous of this man to come in with the church full and swipe it right in front of our eyes,” said Father Evagoras Constantinides, who presides over the church.
He pointed out an icon similar to the one stolen, which police said is worth about $5,000. Cont. (Video/Autoplay)
Story from - CBS New York
Image from - Franciscoj Gonzalez - Flickr
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