A baby Jesus figurine was anonymously returned to a fire station in Fort Collins, Colorado after it was reported as missing four days prior.

The Fort Collins, Co., Old Town Square nativity scene had been missing the iconic baby Jesus since Dec. 17th — but it was returned by an anonymous thief just in time for the religious holiday, according to Fox9.

A baby Jesus figurine was returned to a Colorado nativity scene where it was stolen from just days before Christmas — and an apology note was left behind. The statuette was taken from the Old Town Square nativity scene on Sunday, Dec. 15, according to a social media post shared by the Fort Collins Police.

Police in Colorado said a baby Jesus statue reported stolen from a nativity scene was anonymously returned to a fire station with an apology note.

A baby Jesus figurine snatched from a nativity scene in Colorado has been returned in time for Christmas, with an apology.

A baby Jesus figure — swaddled in porcelain cloth — appeared at a fire station in Colorado with a handwritten apology note attached to its body, police said. “I’m really sorry,” the note read. “I made a dumb mistake in the moment, it won’t happen again.”

A thief in Colorado stole a baby Jesus figurine from a local nativity scene, and it was later returned with an apology note.

A stolen baby Jesus figurine was left at a Fort Collins fire station with an apology note after being taken from a Nativity scene in the Colorado town.

A stolen Baby Jesus statue in Colorado sparked drama and intrigue, only to end with a heartfelt apology and its mysterious return to a fire station. This bizarre holiday tale had social media in splits and left everyone wondering—was it a prank gone wrong or a festive epiphany?

Police shared two pictures on social media. One showed two fire station officials holding the statue and the other showed the apology letter.