“God Tripped Thief”
JEFFERSON PARISH, LA (WVUE) -The man seen on surveillance video trying to steal a Virgin Mary statue before tripping and dropping it was also caught on a neighbor’s camera.
Both incidents happened Monday on Claiborne Court in Jefferson Parish.
The man can be seen pulling up to a home in a dark-colored car and possibly talking to someone in the passenger’s seat. He then walks around the front porch area before getting back in the car and driving off. An undetermined amount of time later, surveillance video shows him pulling up to a home next door. He gets out of the car and grabs a statue of the Virgin Mary. As he is carrying it back to the car, he trips, and the statue breaks as he tumbles over it.
The suspected burglar goes back for a smaller statue and the car drives away.
A spokesman for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said if the man is identified and arrested, he faces charges of theft, criminal damage and criminal mischief.
One of the people who supplied the video believes “God tripped him.”
“This is a funny, dumb criminal video,” they said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.
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