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Thursday, October 18, 2018

Stolen Torah worth $30,000 from Jewish Hospital has been found 

A Torah worth $30,000 that was stolen this weekend from Jewish Hospital has been found. 

Hospital officials said Wednesday that the Torah was recovered with "minimal damage."

Louisville Metro Police arrested a man Tuesday who was accused of stealing the Torah from the hospital, near South Floyd Street and East Muhammad Ali Boulevard. According to an arrest report, David J. Macon Jr., 27, stole the religious book just before 6 a.m. Sunday after entering a portion of the hospital that is off-limits to the public. 

The theft was captured on video, the report states.

Two days later, according to the arrest report, Jewish Hospital security personnel saw Macon and recognized him from the security footage. An LMPD detective verified that Macon was the suspect seen in the video.

Macon was still wearing the same clothes Tuesday that he wore the night of the alleged theft, according to the arrest report.

On Wednesday, Jewish Hospital officials released a statement saying they were "grateful to the individuals who found and recovered our Torah."

"It was secured, but intentionally kept in a public area to be in the presence of our patients, employees and all that we serve. It is unfortunate that anyone would tamper with such a sacred document. An early assessment of the Torah, indicates minimal damage. We continue to cooperate with Louisville Metro Police on the investigation," the statement said. 

Macon has been charged with theft by unlawful taking and third-degree burglary, online court records show.

Macon pleaded not guilty to the charges during arraignment Wednesday morning and was held on $15,000 cash bail and ordered to not have contact with Jewish Hospital, court records show.

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Oct. 26.

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2018/10/17/louisvilles-jewish-hospital-recovers-stolen-30-000-torah/1670147002/

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