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Couple Steals Crosses From PA Church, Selling Them As Scrap: State Police
A couple broke into a church, stole crosses, and attempted to sell them as scrap, Pennsylvania state police allege.
Sherry Ann Hoffman, 50, and John Charles Watkins, 41, broke into the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church on 140 East Market Street in Williamstown on Sunday, July 24, according to the police release.
The couple is accused of taking a gold monstrance, a cross, and multiple crucifixes, police say.
Hoffman and Watkins then used grinding tools to cut the items and sold them as scrap metal, according to the release.
The church had been closed for two years, but following the burglary ch…
