The NYPD is searching for a suspect accused of stealing $900 from a church in Queens. The individual reportedly posed as a visiting priest from Rome and managed to trick church staff into letting him into the rectory, where he committed the robbery.
The incident occurred last Sunday at the American Martyrs Roman Catholic Church, moments before a mass scheduled for 12:30 p.m., according to reported Fox News Digital.
The suspect, dressed in a blue suit and a black shirt, He appeared before the monsignor and told him that he would like to celebrate massbut that all his belongings were in the rectory, where he had supposedly spent the night.
Father Peter Rayder, a priest at the church, told Fox5 NY that the suspect He told her that he had a suitability letter in his car and that he would go get it. However, instead of that, The individual entered the priest’s bedroom and stole $900 dollars of a dresser, according to the version published by the media.
The physical characteristics of the suspect
The New York City Police Department reported that the room was unlocked during the robbery and that the suspect He managed to escape the scene in a dark-colored sedan, traveling south on Bell Boulevard.. Fortunately, Father Rayder was not injured during the incident.
Police described the suspect as a light-skinned man, approximately 45 to 55 years old.,
190 pounds, 5’9″ tall, bald and bearded. Furthermore, it was revealed that this individual also is a suspect in an attempted robbery that occurred last year at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Brooklynwhere he posed as a visiting priest who claimed to have left his keys in the rectory.
The Diocese of Brooklyn issued a statement expressing concern for the safety of churches and calling for the suspect to be apprehended before anyone is injured or more robberies occur. So far, police have not confirmed whether the suspect in the incident in Queens is the same individual who attempted to rob the church in Brooklyn.
Additionally, similar thefts have been reported in other states such as Texas, but it is still unclear if the same person is behind all of these incidents. Police continue to investigate and ask anyone with information about the suspect to contact authorities as soon as possible.
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2024-03-07 22:13:40
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