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Four Face Charges In Alton Copper Statue Theft

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ALTON — Four people have been charged in the theft of a historic copper statue from an Alton church garden that police say was taken to Missouri and scrapped shortly after it disappeared Sept. 13, 2026. The Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office announced felony charges Oct. 19, 2026, in the theft of the hammered copper statue of St. Francis of Assisi from St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, also known as the Episcopal Parish of Alton. Police determined the artwork was scrapped