Police are searching for a man accused of stealing hundreds of dollars from a Bronx Catholic church and causing thousands in property damage during a late-night break-in last month.
According to the New York Post, new photos released by authorities show the suspect accused of swiping $400 from Our Lady of Angels on Sedgwick Avenue in Kingsbridge Heights.
The Post described the suspect as a “sticky-fingered little devil” and reported that the man “remained on the loose Monday.”
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Law enforcement sources told the outlet the suspect “creeped into Our Lady of Angels on Sedgwick Avenue near Craig W. Staub Way in Kingsbridge Heights on May 24 and waited near the confessional area as a mass wrapped up.”
Authorities said the suspect allegedly “grabbed a wad of cash from the offering box at around 11 p.m. after the congregants filed out.”
The report stated the man then fled the church by “breaking a rear window and causing about $2,400 in damage.”
Police also released surveillance footage showing the suspect “wearing a hoodie and pacing around what appears to be the church vestibule.”
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