Philadelphia police are investigating after someone stole a crown from a statue of Mary in a Center City Catholic church early Saturday morning.
The thief broke into St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church at 21 South 13th Street by smashing through a stained glass window, police said. The person then stole a golden crown from a statue of Mary. The crown was made of jewelry and gems donated by parishioners after a massive fire in the church in the early 1900s, according to police…