[Magdalen] Please pray

[Michael Bishop]

When thievs stole lead from another nearby church several years ago, 
they took the loot away in a stolen van. To avoid being stopped in the 
middle of the night, they parked it in the nearby village. Someone 
reported it to the police and when the police came, they saw that it 
contained lead - so what did they do? Sherlock Holmes would have kept 
watch and followed the culprits to the scrap yard where they planned to 
dispose of it - but no! The police towed away the van complete with lead 
and then left it for months with no further attention.

I really despair of our police.

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God bless

Michael Bishop
rev at michaelbishop.name

Rector of Boylestone, Church Broughton, Dalbury, Longford, Long Lane, Sutton-on-the-Hill & Trusley

Diocese of Derby, England

On 27/06/2015 10:31, Zephonites--- via Magdalen wrote:
> Ann
>   
> Hoby had the lead from the roof taken and the police found the lead rolled
> up in the back of the thieves van.
>   
> Did they prosecute. No. Why because they believed the culprits who said
> they found the lead on the side of the road!!
>   
> Another time, the police found some lead thieves on the top of Hoby Church
> and when challenged they said they wanted to get a closer look at the
> stars. The  police didn't prosecute!!
>   
> I would half of expected the police in Leicestershire to say That 's  Ok
> lads just be careful not to fall off the roof or if you do make sure you sue
> th church!!!
>   
> We all have rights and feelings but NO reponsibility.
>   
> Tilney All Saints (Grade 1 listed with tower) has had the lead taken from
> the North Aisle three months ago and we have had to find £25K just to put a
> 10  year felt covering up. Oh the congregation size: six!! So I can
> sympathise with  Michael.
>   
> Blessings
> Martin
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> In a message dated 26/06/2015 20:21:43 GMT Daylight Time,
> ann.markle at aya.yale.edu writes:
>
> Certainly, prayers.  Might not a kindhearted salvage/recycling  place (where
> the plunder is likely to be sold) turn in the culprits, if  they knew it was
> a church  theft?
>
> Ann