French police hunt robbers of treasured Provence church bells French police are hunting for robbers who have stolen bronze bells from the steeples of listed Provencal churches in the dead of night over the past month. Residents of Ginasservis and Brue-Auriac as well as the village of Esparron-de-Pallieres (population 350) have been left dumbfounded by the mysterious disappearance of their churches' chimes. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES