A thief has ruined a Christmas tradition from a Point Loma family.
On Monday morning, Charo Mouritzen discovered that Baby Jesus had been stolen from the nativity scene in the front yard of her Chatsworth Boulevard home.
βI couldnβt believe it,β Mouritzen said. βWhy would somebody take Baby Jesus?β
The nativity decorations are simple, just figures painted on fiberboard, but they hold special meaning for the Mouritzen family. Mouritzen said she and her husband brought the nativity scene from her native Panama 18 years ago.
βThis is all we have left of our Baby Jesus, just these pictures,β she said. flipping through a family photo album.
The Mouritzens are devout Catholics. They hope someone will hear their story and return Jesus.
βYouβve taken away a big tradition from our family,β Mouritzen said. βWe would love to have it back.β
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The family said they will file a police report. Anyone with information can call the San Diego Police Department.