Police Probe Break-In at New Winthropes Church

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Police Probe Break-In at New Winthropes Church

Police have launched an investigation after thieves broke into the New Winthropes Seventh-Day Adventist Church and stole several valuable items.

The incident occurred sometime between 8 p.m. on September 16 and 5:45 a.m. the following morning. Officers responding to the report discovered that intruders had forced open six metal louvers on an eastern window to gain entry.

Once inside, the burglars removed a television from the children’s hall, stole a refrigerator from a nearby room, and went upstairs, where they made off with a 72-inch television. Another television of the same size, located nearby, was damaged in the process. The culprits are believed to have exited through an eastern wooden door.

Investigators interviewed several individuals and conducted searches for the stolen property, but the items were not recovered. The scene was processed by forensic officers, and inquiries are continuing.

This story was first published by Antigua News on September 20, 2025: antigua.news/2025/09/20/police-probe-break-in-at-new-winthropes-church. © 2025 Antigua News. Republication without permission is not allowed.

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Comments (10)

  • Juju Bee September 20, 2025, 8:32 AM

    Curse on Dem people. They can never see good. Wickedness
    Reply
  • Christian (child of God) September 20, 2025, 8:33 AM

    Churches not safe, God be with us.
    Reply
  • Very concerned September 20, 2025, 9:50 AM

    They also attempted to break into St. Georges Anglican Church in Fitches Creek but did not get entry.
    Reply
    • Wabo September 20, 2025, 10:38 AM

      It’s not as if they were looking for christ during that break in. They were looking for material things that has no everlasting life. Strange creatures called humans.
      Reply
    • Gretta September 20, 2025, 12:11 PM

      I pray these people change before they died
      Reply
  • Concerned Antiguan September 20, 2025, 9:53 AM

    There was also an attempted burglary at St. Georges Anglican Church in Fitches Creek.
    What sort of society are we living in?
    Reply
  • Sheldon September 20, 2025, 11:14 AM

    People robbing churches now,that is something the desperation is unbelievable at this point a neighborhood watch is needed
    Reply
  • Damian September 20, 2025, 5:15 PM

    Why didnt they go to jehovah witness? Them dey rich no wa
    Reply
  • Informed citizen September 20, 2025, 8:08 PM

    When criminals have no fear of breaking into a church, it shows a deeper moral problem in society.
    Reply
  • Maki September 22, 2025, 11:33 AM

    Straight to gallows and then to hell
    Reply

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