Baby Jesus Figurine Stolen From Colorado Nativity Scene Returned Anonymously With Apology

This photo provided by the Fort Collins, Colo., Police shows a note on a baby Jesus figurine snatched from a nativity scene, after it was dropped off anonymously at a fire station Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, police said. Fort Collins Police via AP

DENVER—A baby Jesus figurine snatched from a nativity scene in Colorado has been returned in time for Christmas, with an apology.

The statuette of Jesus lying in a manger, stolen from a public display in downtown Fort Collins early Sunday, was dropped off anonymously at a fire station Thursday, police said. It was accompanied by a handwritten note saying: “I’m really sorry. I made a dumb mistake in the moment. It won’t happen again.”