MIDTOWN SOUTH (PIX11) -- A search is underway after part of a 9/11 memorial was stolen from a church in Midtown South.
A gold-plated metal rose was taken from the memorial inside the Church of St. Francis of Assisi at around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the NYPD.
Police released surveillance footage of a man walking down the street holding the rose. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers.
Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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