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Century-old cross stolen from church altar in N.S. returned: RCMP

Police say officers responded to a call reporting a break and enter at the Trinity Anglican Church in Digby on Tuesday. NOVA SCOTIA RCMP

Police say a century-old cross that had been stolen from the Trinity Anglican Church altar in Digby, N.S., has been turned in.

Sgt. Andrew Joyce of the RCMP says a woman brought the cross back to the church Tuesday evening.

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Joyce says the cross, which is more than 100 years old and is made of brass with a jewel embedded in its centre, was not damaged.

He adds no arrests have been made and police are investigating.

Digby RCMP previously said the break-in at the church occurred between noon on Dec. 23 and 10 a.m. on Dec. 24.

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The Trinity Anglican Church, built in 1878 and located about 230 kilometres west of Halifax, was designated a National Historic Site in 1990.

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