Caught on camera: Thief steals monstrance, chalice from West Side church

Wednesday, January 3, 2018
MANHATTAN (WABC) -- The NYPD is looking for a man accused of an unholy act that was caught on camera.

You can see the suspect take a chalice and a song book right from the altar!
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It happened Tuesday at St. Francis Church on West 31st Street in Manhattan.

The suspect also swiped a monstrance, which was found on a train.

"The worker from the MTA called me this morning to make sure that I was going to get it, that it wasn't going to end up in somebody else's hands," said Father Andrew Reitz, St. Francis Church.
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The stolen chalice and the song book are worth around $5,000.

Police say, the suspect got away via the N-train at the 34th Street Station.
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