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Saturday 3 January 2015

$20,000 stolen from Church during Christmas mass

A Westchester County church is regrouping to gather donations after someone stole $20,000 in contributions from the office during Christmas Day Mass.

The thief apparently pried open a back door during the 11 a.m. Mass at the Church of the Magdalene in Tarrytown, the Journal News reported.

Then the thief got into a desk drawer holding donations collected during two Masses on Christmas Eve.



The Rev. Joseph Dietz said the stolen money represents about a fifth of the annual operating budget for the 400-family parish.

He said many parishioners canceled their stolen checks and are writing new ones.

Dietz said he “would like to talk with the person involved in this.”





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