BARTO, Pa. - September 25, 2008 - --
Police say a religious statue missing from Berks County was sold for scrap metal for just a fraction of what it was worth.The brass angel was taken in September from the National Centre of Padre Pio in Washington Township. Two 31-year-old men are now in custody, charged with theft.
Police say they cut the angel into pieces and sold it for scrap for just under $1,000.
Experts say whole, the statue was worth up to 100 times that.