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Sep 19, 2008 5:48 am US/Central

Men Charged With Stealing 82-Year-Old Church Bell

MERIDEN, Iowa (AP) ― Two northwest Iowa men have been arrested and charged with stealing an 82-year-old bronze bell from a church. Authorities say the men stole the bell from the Oakdale Evangelical Free Church in Meriden on Sunday night.

The bell was sold at a salvage yard in Lakefield, Minn and was recovered by authorities. It will be returned to the church.

The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office says both men have been charged with third-degree theft. They are currently being held in the Cherokee County Jail in lieu of $5,000 bond.

The bell has been with the congregation since it was forged in 1926.

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