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To: The Philosopher who wrote (7130)9/30/1998 11:39:00 AM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.  Read Replies (1) of 62549
 
Religious statue made into pipe
dailynews.yahoo.com

Wednesday September 30 10:55 AM EDT

EASTPORT, N.Y. (Reuters) - A suburban New York man was arrested Tuesday on charges of
possessing a stolen statue of the infant Jesus that had been turned into a marijuana pipe.

The statue was stolen two years ago but returned anonymously in recent months to the Shrine of Our
Lady of the Island in Eastport, N.Y., said Suffolk County, N.Y. police.

An investigation led to the arrest of 18-year-old Timothy Rhatigan of Eastport, police said.

The statue's stomach and head had been hollowed out, and it had been converted into a type of
marijuana pipe known as a bong, police said.

Rhatigan was charged with criminal possession of stolen property.

Police said they were still searching for other items missing from the church, including another statue
of Jesus, seven statues of sheep stolen in May and a statue of Joseph and a crib stolen from a
Nativity scene in June.

Thieves also have broken into the shrine's donation canisters, and the site's cement benches have
been broken.

Police also said they have added a number of new security measures at the shrine.

Further arrests are expected, they said.

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