– The police became aware today that there has been a break-in at Stavanger Cathedral. A sculpture has been stolen there. At 12.10 the police responded to a report of a burglary in Stavanger Cathedral. A sculpture made of stone is now gone, the Sør-Vest police state in a press release. Police / Simon Elias Bogen, news – The sculpture is carved out of stone and weighs ten kilos. This was stolen, and it has been mounted on the church, says police investigation manager Morten Vestbø. – The sculpture should weigh around ten kilos and is worth around NOK 300,000, says Vestbø. Stolen copy According to church warden Rune Skagestad, the stone should be a copy of a stone that stood there previously. The original stands today in Trondheim. – The stone is part of a major renovation work at Stavanger Cathedral, says the church warden. The new stone was installed in 2023, the church is about 900 years old. This is the church that had a sculpture stolen. Photo: Simon Elias Bogen / news – It is a completely new stone, it has no historical value, he says. But it is still worth a lot of money. In addition, it is protected by the conservation regulations linked to the cathedral. The stone must have stood high up, outside the church and be mounted in steel. – Someone must have made off with it and made off with it, they must have used their strength, says Skagestad. The police believe that the person in question has climbed onto a scaffolding to get the stone. Want to hear about suspicious activity The police have spoken to a witness. It was the employees themselves who contacted the police. They then went out to investigate. – The police currently have no suspects in the case, and want tips from the public. We are particularly interested in suspicious activity in the area around the cathedral during the last 24 hours, says police investigation manager Morten Vestbø. Tips can be reported to the police by calling 02800 or through the police’s online tip solution. Published 16.07.2024, at 14.26 Updated 16.07.2024, at 15.15
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Valuable sculpture worth NOK 300.00 stolen from Stavanger cathedral – news Rogaland – Local news, TV and radio
