Dec 24, 2007 10:55 am US/Central
Stolen Baby Jesus Figure Returned To Nativity
BRAZORIA, Texas (AP) ―
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A miniature baby Jesus figure, similar to this one, was stolen from a public nativity scene last year.
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It may not qualify as a Christmas miracle, but residents are grateful that a baby Jesus figure stolen from the town's nativity scene a year ago has been returned.
The miniature figure and the manger that held him were stolen last December from the nativity scene off Highway 36 in Brazoria, about 55 miles south of Houston. They were mysteriously returned sometime last week.
"I think everyone in the city noticed when it was stolen," Brazoria Mayor Ken Corley said. "It was depressing after it was taken. That's just something you don't steal."
Resident Bill James and his family noticed Dec. 16 that the figure had been returned to the nativity scene, which the Brazoria Chamber of Commerce has used for years.
"After we got out of church we went by the nativity scene and saw that some strong winds had knocked the figures over," James said. "When I went over to stand them up, I saw that the Jesus was back in the manger. It's the same one that was there before."
After the theft last year, officials talked of replacing the figure but remained hopeful it would be returned.
Police have no suspects or leads, but Corley said residents are just glad the figure's back.
"Everything is fitting now that the nativity scene is complete," he said.
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