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Bizarre note leads Suffern detective to stolen nativity statues

A Suffern detective recovered two statues stolen from nativity scenes thanks to some bizarre notes. The Walsh family was leaving to go to Christmas Mass when it noticed the baby Jesus statue was missing

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May 29, 2014, 2:59 PM

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