Columbian Missourian: Thieves steal fruit harvests from Kansas City-area churches

LIBERTY — Thieves in the Kansas City area have in the past month have taken two churches’ fruit harvests.

Hosanna! Lutheran Church in Liberty had planned to harvest grapes it grows after a Sunday worship service earlier this month, WDAF-TV reports. But members discovered that all 1,500 pounds of grapes had been stolen, apparently cut off their vines.

The church has for about 15 years had the grapes bottled for communion wine. The harvest is a big annual event, especially for