Candle-offering box at Gardonne church emptied three times in three weeks

Since the end of September 2026, the offering box holding candle money at the church in Gardonne, Dordogne, has been emptied three times in three weeks, Mayor Pascal Delteil said on 10 October. Each time the padlock was broken and the money taken; the latest theft happened between Thursday 8 and Friday 9 October. The loss so far is about 70 euros. The mayor said he would check with the priest about filing a complaint.

Repeated offering-box theft, mapped to incidentType vandalism. occurredOn is the latest theft (night of 8 to 9 October 2026). The articles call it the church of Gardonne; the name Saint-Jean-Baptiste and coordinates come from the Nominatim place_of_worship pin on Rue de l'Église, Gardonne. Also reported by 20 Minutes (https://www.20minutes.fr/societe/4253525-20261012-dordogne-trois-vols-trois-semaines-coffre-eglise-gardonne) and Dordogne Libre.