Thieves make off with 80-pound baby Jesus

Published December 14, 2011 5:00am ET



Someone stole an 80-pound baby Jesus from a nativity scene in Fredericksburg, Va., police said. The concrete figure — and a manger — were stolen from the Central Park shopping center Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning. The figure had been filled with about 80 pounds of concrete to prevent thieves from taking it away, police said.

City police say they are hoping that the suspects return the baby along with a manger.

— Scott McCabe