Police: Facebook bragging led to stolen baby Jesus, thief

Published December 21, 2011 5:00am ET



A 25-year-old woman was charged with grand larceny after she posted photos of a stolen 80-pound baby Jesus statue on her Facebook page, according to police in Fredericksburg, Va. The concrete figure, which had been filled with concrete to prevent its theft, was swiped from a shopping center Nativity scene last week. Police say Amanda Crelia, of Spotsylvania, posted a picture of the baby Jesus online and bragged about it. One of her Facebook friends saw the posting, snapped a screen shot and passed the information on to authorities. Baby Jesus was recovered in the garage of Crelia’s father, police said.

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