Coins, offerings and sacristy items stolen from chiesa di San Pietro, Cava de' Tirreni

Chiesa di San Pietro, frazione San Pietro, Cava de' Tirreni, Salerno

Killed: 0
Injured: 0
Structures: 1
Denomination: Catholic

On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, a thief got into the closed church of San Pietro in a frazione of Cava de' Tirreni through a side door and took coins and other offerings plus objects kept in the sacristy, worth about €500. The theft was discovered within hours and police from the local commissariato carried out an inspection. Early accounts suggest a local person already known to police for theft and damage.

Break-in and theft mapped to incidentType vandalism. Coordinates are the pin for Chiesa di San Pietro, Largo Mons. Filippo Genovese, San Pietro, Cava de' Tirreni (40.70504, 14.72291), matched by name to the frazione. occurredOn is 7 October 2026.

Source: Il Mattino · Open report

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