Christmas In Pennsylvania 2016: Woman Steals Baby Jesus Statue From Bethlehem Nativity Scene

Police in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, are looking for a woman who stole a baby Jesus statue from a Nativity scene, according to reports.

The incident occurred Sunday outside Bethlehem City Hall in Lehigh Valley and the theft was captured on surveillance cameras that showed a woman taking away the statue from the Payrow Plaza.

The statue has since been recovered at St. Luke’s Hospital, according to Lehigh Valley Live, a local news website. A note was also found, which, according to police “made no sense.” The note mentioned the names of dogs, police reportedly said. The authorities did not have any idea about the incident until the statue was found at the hospital. The statue requires some repairs before it's returned to the manger, officials said.

Authorities are still looking for the female thief, who is described as having light skin and shoulder-length brown hair and weighing about 120 to 140 pounds. The woman wore a knee-length, dark-colored coat with a hood, dark-colored yoga-type pants, flat shoes and a baseball cap.

According to the police, the woman had taken a tan or a golden medium-sized dog for a walk during the theft. She was also seen driving a dark-colored, two-door Saturn Ion or a similar vehicle.

Similar incidents have occurred in the past in Lehigh Valley, according to Lehigh Valley Live. Last year, Trinity Episcopal Church in Easton reported its baby Jesus statue was stolen. The same year, a Bucks County church said its baby Jesus statue was stolen two days before Christmas. In another incident in 2011, a teen was arrested and placed under probation for stealing and vandalizing the central crèche figure after Christmas.