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Alton police identify suspects in theft of St. Francis statue
Original: Alton police identify suspects in theft of St. Francis statue sold for scrap
Police in Alton have identified suspects in the theft of a St. Francis statue that was stolen and sold for scrap metal. The case has drawn attention locally, with residents reacting to the loss of the religious statue from community grounds and to the fact that it was apparently melted down or sold as scrap rather than recovered intact.
Why now: The identification of suspects is a new development in a local theft case involving a religious statue sold for scrap.
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