Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe JOHNSON, R.I., June 2 (UPI) -- Police in Rhode Island said a Blessed Mary statue stolen from a yard did not help thieves avoid crashing their car into a building. Investigators said David Casey of Johnson saw a man get out of a car at about 6 p.m. Saturday, grab the statue from his yard and speed off in the car, the Providence (R.I.) Journal reported Wednesday. Advertisement Police received a call a few minutes later about a car with the same description crashing into a factory building. They said the Blessed Mary statue was recovered unharmed from the front seat of the maroon 1990 Toyota. Maria Rosa, 51, who was standing outside the car when police arrived, was treated for minor injuries at Rhode Island Hospital and charged with receiving stolen goods, speeding and leaving the lane of travel. She was being held at the Adult Correctional Institutions in lieu of $5,000 bail. Police said they are searching for a male passenger who fled the scene after the crash.
