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Police: Baby Jesus taken, replaced with pig’s head

HAVERHILL, Mass. (AP) — A mayor in Massachusetts is outraged that someone stole a baby Jesus statue from a church’s Nativity scene and replaced it with a pig’s head.

Haverhill Mayor James Fiorentini says the desecration has “all the elements of a hate crime.”

The parish priest noticed the statue had been taken from the creche at Sacred Hearts Roman Catholic Church on Christmas morning.

Police say the pig’s head left in its place appears to have been recently severed, and investigators are seeking help from butcher shops and pig farms. Police say the perpetrator could face animal cruelty charges.

Meanwhile, a neighbor replaced the baby Jesus with one from her own creche.

The baby Jesus figurine was also stolen from the Nativity scene on Greenfield Town Common, likely before dawn on Christmas Eve.


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Police: Baby Jesus Taken, Replaced With Pig’s Head

HAVERHILL, Mass. (AP) — Police say someone stole a baby Jesus statue from a Nativity scene on Christmas morning and replaced it with a real pig’s head.

Authorities say the statue was taken from in front of Sacred Hearts Roman Catholic Church in Haverhill.

Police are seeking the public’s help and plan to hold a news conference on the theft Friday morning.

The baby Jesus figurine was also stolen from the Nativity scene on Greenfield Town Common, likely before dawn on Christmas Eve.