$5000 in damages for $39 worth of copper
The lights went out at St. Ignatius of Antioch Catholic Church in Antioch during the wee hours of Saturday, Aug. 27 -- the work of thieves who stole about 500 yards of copper wire from an outdoor pipeline containing the church’s electrical cables. Parish officials had to scramble to get the power back on just in time for Saturday’s 5 p.m. Vigil Mass.“The theft was the third copper-related burglary in about two months at the church on Contra Loma Boulevard,” the Contra Costa Times reported. The parish is located in the Oakland diocese.
“Thieves also stole seven air conditioning units and five outdoor security cameras recently, said the Rev. Robert Rien, the church's parochial administrator,” the Contra Costa Times report said.
“St. Ignatius has been targeted by thieves several times over the past few years, including in 2008 when Rien's one-of-a-kind chalice made of Norwegian silver and his parents' wedding rings were stolen,” said the Contra Costa newspaper. “About $1,000 of landscaping was taken from the church's parking lot when it was refurbished last year.”
"Here we've worked so hard to beautify this place of worship; it's sad to think we may have to put a gate around the outside like a prison yard," Fr. Rien told the newspaper.
According to the Times , Fr. Rien said other churches in the area have also been victimized by copper thieves recently.
“What's particularly upsetting to Rien is that thieves in the June 18 heist at St. Ignatius took about $39 worth of copper from each unit while causing about $5,000 in damage,” the Times reported.
"It looks like someone threw a grenade in there," Fr. Rien was quoted as saying.
The theft at St. Ignatius is the latest in a series of crimes against Catholic institutions in California. Over Easter weekend, St.
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