Surrey Police Services says a bronze statue of Jesus was reported stolen from Saint John Paul II Academy after security footage showed it being cut up and loaded into a van.
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A bronze statue of Jesus was stolen from the courtyard of Saint John Paul II Academy, located at 2358 182 St. in Surrey.
The school said the theft occurred around 3 a.m. on Nov. 11, based on security footage it posted to social media.
Surrey Police Services (SPS) said the theft was reported to them at 10:30 a.m. the same day.
According to the footage, a van drove into the back of the school where the statue was located, and three individuals cut the statue up before throwing it into the van.
SPS said it is continuing to investigate after an initial search for suspects or the van used on school property did not find it.
The statue is part of a larger work called The Last Supper Table by Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz, which the school received when the academy opened last year.
The Jesus statue is surrounded by 12 empty stools for others to join the table.
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