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Baby Jesus stolen -- Doll in Bartlett yard taken away from manger

Between two trumpeting angels, a tiny doll should be lying in a manger at the home of Stephen and Bonita Ann Richie. They built the Nativity scene by hand and placed it in the front yard of their Bartlett home to spread the true meaning of Christmas. On Friday, the baby Jesus doll went missing.

Publication: The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

POLICE & COURTS

Batavia man, 50, struck and killed by train BATAVIA -- A 50-year-old Batavia man is dead after being struck by an Amtrak train Sunday afternoon at the Cedar Street overpass, Batavia police said. The man has been identified as Percy A. Johnson, of Pringle Avenue. Foul play has been ruled out and

Publication: The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)

METRO NEWS BRIEFING

Creche assembled A Christmas nativity scene was assembled on the Daley Center Plaza Saturday on the strength of a federal judge's permission to display religious symbols there because the plaza is a public forum. In a suit brought by suburban businessman William Grutzmacher, U.S. District Judge

Publication: Chicago Sun-Times

Baby Jesus swiped from Common nativity scene.

The Grinch paid a visit to the Boston Common this Christmas, swiping a statue of the Baby Jesus from his wooden manger in a popular nativity scene. Visitors to the pastoral site, just behind the Park Street MBTA station, shook their heads first in surprise and then in anger yesterday when they

Publication: The Boston Herald

32 Baby Jesuses found in yard: Statues taken from outdoor creches are being claimed at St. Symphorosa Church.

Byline: Michelle S. Keller Dec. 20--Baby Jesus is back where he belongs--under the watchful eyes of Joseph and Mary in Alice Michalik's outdoor Nativity scene. The Garfield Ridge resident recovered her small figurine Tuesday morning after someone had taken it over the weekend. "I was devastated,"

Publication: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)