Lost a 3-foot tall ‘Greek-style’ sculpture? Belleville police may have found it

Police are looking for answers after what they describe as a “Greek-style” statue appeared in Belleville church parking lot.

Officers were notified after the effigy was found in the Quinte Alliance Church’s parking lot just off of Bridge Street West, near Marshall Road, shortly after 8:30 a.m. Sunday.

“The call came in as a possible statue/monument left on the property,” said Belleville police Staff Sgt. Michael Lockwood.

“The complainants said it did not belong to the church.

“Officers thought it could possibly a lawn fixture or possibly a monument off of the monuments at the local cemetery.”

The sculpture is roughly three-foot tall on a round base, and appears to depict a woman in a robe carrying items in each hand.

The figure has been since been moved to Belleville Police headquarters.

Lockwood said while police have seen an uptick in vandalism at local cemeteries over the last year, those cases have recently been solved.

“However we don’t want to rule out that this was taken from one of the cemeteries, but like I say, it could just be a lawn fixture,” he said.

Police not said how they believe the statue ended up in the lot and Lockwood said investigators have not recovered video evidence.

“There’s no suspects at this time,” he said.

“We would like to have it returned to the owners, especially if it belongs to the cemetery.”

Police ask anyone with information about the statue to call investigators at 613-966-0882 ext. 3050.