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17
Mar 2022
Thieves steal money and CDs from Beckwithshaw church
A Beckwithshaw church is appealing for help after a thief stole money and a CD player.
St Michael and All Angels' Church, on Otley Road in the village, said the church had been targeted twice in about three weeks.
In a Facebook post, the church said someone had tried and failed to prise the cash box from the wall on the last weekend in February.
However, they returned between 11.30am and 6pm yesterday to cut the padlock locking the box and steal what was inside — which the church believes was around £6.
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The church said in its post that the thief had “come prepared” the second time round.
It said:
The church added that it believed the CD player was stolen by someone with a large Sainsbury’s carrier bag.
The church was built in the late nineteenth century in the Gothic revival style. According to its website, the building is open from 10am to 4pm daily for private prayer.
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