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Video: Idiot Roaming Williamsburg High-Fives, Kisses & Breaks Jesus Statue Outside Church

Rebecca Fishbein

Published Sep 14, 2016

Modified Sep 14, 2016

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The NYPD is looking for a man who allegedly broke a statue of Jesus when he high-fived and kissed it outside a church in Williamsburg on Sunday morning. Lucky for us, the whole thing was caught on video!

Cops say the incident occurred at around 4:38 a.m on September 11th—Never Forget... To Act Like A Drunken D-Bag—outside the Saints Peter and Paul's Rectory on South 3rd Street near Berry Street. The police report says the suspect "damaged the statue of Jesus by attempting to kiss it"—if you watch the below video, you can indeed see the suspect, who is with two friends, high five the statue before kissing it and breaking it as he pulls it toward him. Then all three of them run away giggling and embracing—there's no audio, but if you turn on the subtitles they read 'OH MY GOD YOU ARE SO CRAZY HA HA I LOVE WILLIAMSBURG SO COOL LOL WHAT TIME DOES SEA OPEN DO YOU KNOW?!':

Parish secretary Waleska Soto told CBS 2 that the broken statue was actually a replacement for a 100-year-old statue that had been stolen from outside the church in May (they eventually found it). He is not particularly happy with the trio that damaged the new statue, and suspects they were drunk at the time. "They were definitely intoxicated," he told the station, and area resident Angelo Ruth added, "I think that they’re idiots. I think they have no respect and they wouldn’t do that where they live."

Police say the suspect, who is being sought for criminal mischief, is approximately 25-35 years of age, 190-210 lbs., light complexion, black hair, dark beard, last seen wearing black jeans, and a purple shirt.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

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