NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – A religious vessel made of solid gold was stolen from a Bronx church this week, police said as they released a surveillance image of a man they're searching for.
The vessel, called a monstrance, was stolen from Saint Barnabas Roman Catholic Church on E. 241th Street in Woodlawn Heights on Friday morning, according to police.
A man entered the church around 7 a.m. and remained there for an hour before heading down to a lower level and removing the monstrance, police said.
The vessel is worth $10,000, according to police.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
The suspect.NYPD
