PEABODY, MASS. (WHDH) – Community members in Peabody are searching for a statue of Blessed Mother Mary that was taken from outside St. Ann’s Church. One man who lives in the area said he first noticed the 200 pound statue had disappeared nearly two weeks ago.
“Friday, go out there water the flowers, statue was there at 4:30 at night. 6:30 a.m. Saturday morning statue was gone, somebody took it,” said one man who lives near the church.
Residents said the statue, which was taken from the corner of Lynn Street and Aberdeen Avenue, had been there for about three years. It was a donation from a longtime parishioner…