Crime & Safety

Church Celebrates Return of Stolen Chalices

Parishioners and staff at St. Lawrence O'Toole Catholic Church are happy that the two gold-plated chalices stolen March 7 are back.

"They were returned. Thanks be to God," the Rev. Richard Gill told The Journal News.

The chalices, worth about $2,000, were taken along with a case of Communion wine, lohud.com said. 

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The chalices were sold to and returned by Brookfield Resources Management, a scrap metal operation in central Westchester County. 

The Putnam County Sheriff's Office is continuing its investigation into the burglary.

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