ALTON — Four people have been charged in the theft of a historic copper statue from an Alton church garden that police say was taken to Missouri and scrapped shortly after it disappeared Sept. 13, 2026. The Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office announced felony charges Oct.
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The Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office charged two men and two women in connection with the recent theft of a copper statue from outside an Alton church.
ALTON — Four people have been charged in the theft of a historic copper statue from an Alton church garden that police say was taken to Missouri and scrapped shortly after it disappeared Sept. 13, 2026. The Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office announced felony charges Oct.
