Police says that a donations were taken from box beneath the St. Patrick’s statute at St. Mary’s Church on 14th Street and Avenue C in Bayonne while the St. Patrick’s Day Parade was underway a block away on Broadway.
Father Miller, the pastor, estimated the theft at about $300.
The money, kept in an unsecured box, was pilfered at some point between 1 and 2 p.m. on March 22, police said. The police said they found no sign of forced entry into the church.