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Baby Jesus stolen, replaced with real pig’s head

Posted at 1:33 PM, Dec 26, 2014
and last updated 2014-12-26 13:33:51-05

Haverhill, Ma. – Police in Haverhill, Massachusetts, are asking the public to help solve a bizarre theft.

Authorities say a priest at Sacred Hearts Church, north of Boston, called them Christmas morning to report that someone had stolen a baby Jesus from a nativity scene and replaced it with a real pig’s head.

CBS Boston shared pictures of the nativity scene featuring a plastic-wrapped pig’s head where the baby Jesus should be.

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Sacred Hearts Parish was founded in 1908 and serves 3,000 families of the Merrimack Valley.

CBS Boston reports that a woman has since donated a replacement baby Jesus to the church.

Police are still investigating.

CNN contributed to this report.