A 5,300-pound bell that survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and is worth an estimated $75,000 was stolen last weekend by recycling thieves probably hoping to scrap it for about $10,000.
The theft of this historic bell from St. Mary’s Cathedral is just the latest in a rash of alarming metal thefts across The City. The Police Department recently launched a special investigations unit specifically to combat such thefts.
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These crooks are going to hell.
A 2-ton historic church bell was stolen from St. Mary’s Cathedral on Geary Boulevard, police said Monday.
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No one knows for certain when the bell was stolen from the garden. The theft was reported last weekend.
"Nobody can swear on a stack of Bibles when they last saw the bell," San Francisco police Inspector Brian Danker said.
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