Relic of cross, stolen from Boston church, recovered in Vermont
A splinter of wood that Catholics consider to be a relic of the cross on which Jesus was crucified and that had been stolen from the Cathedral of the Holy Cross earlier this summer, has turned up in rural Vermont, the Archdiocese of Boston and the Vermont State Police confirmed today. The relic, one of the Archdiocese of Boston's oldest and most
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Man arrested on roof of church plagued by burglaries
Atlanta police Sunday night arrested a suspected burglar on the roof of a Whitehall Street church that has been targeted numerous times by copper thieves. Atlanta police spokesman Otis Redmond told the AJC that Donald Mitchell, 39, was arrested after someone called 911 to report a suspicious person
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Church victim of 2 break-ins
WASILLA — It was bad enough that the church had been burglarized and two computers stolen, but what really got to Robert Hicks was how familiar the whole scene was. “This is the second time this has happened,” said Hicks, who shares pastor duties at the Christ First United Methodist
Pilsen man charged in church donation-box burglaries
A Pilsen man with several prior burglary convictions is in jail this weekend after police identified him as a suspect in thefts this spring from two West Side churches' donation boxes — one while a priest was saying Mass. Ruben Pavon Jr., 47, faces three counts of burglary of a place of worship
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Clergy concerned over recent Absecon and Galloway church break-ins
Three churches in Galloway Township and Absecon experienced break-ins last month, and while the incidents were not serious, some church officials fear they could be related. Two of those churches — Absecon United Methodist Church and the Church of St. Mark and All Saints — are just a few
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Thefts plague Oahu churches
A rash of burglaries at Oahu Catholic churches — including car break-ins during Mass — has gotten so bad that some churches are struggling to find enough volunteers to monitor their parking lots, and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Ewa Beach wants to install a second set of security
Pastor seeks return of property stolen from Syracuse church
Syracuse, NY — A burglary was discovered Monday evening at a South Salina Street church and the pastor is asking for the community’s help in the return of stolen computers and sound equipment. The break-in at the People’s AME Zion Church, 2306 S. Salina St., was discovered when ministry
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Accused church burglar Nicholas Holz tells police: I’m a good crook
A 19-year-old accused in a series of Green Bay church burglaries this week told police he is “a strong Catholic” who “would die for his faith,” according to a criminal complaint released this afternoon. But Nicholas R. Holz also told city police he views himself as “a good
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Church burglary suspect back in court
GREEN BAY – Nicholas Holz, 19, is scheduled to be back in court and charged Friday afternoon for a string of break-ins that includes several Green Bay churches. Green Bay police say Holz admitted to 21 burglaries, including at five churches in the downtown area, as well as the Green Bay Community
Burglary suspect makes initial court appearance
GREEN BAY (WFRV) – The suspect in a rash of Green Bay church burglaries made his first court appearance today. Nineteen year old Nicholas Holz confessed to at least 21 burglaries. Today in court we learned that Holz could be facing ten to twelve criminal charges for burglary and criminal damage
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Church on lockdown after “despicable” theft
AN Amblecote church is closing its doors to the public after a “despicable” theft of sacred items from the altar. Thieves made off with two historic brass crucifixes and a mayoral chain from Holy Trinity Church in the High Street, leaving parishioners stunned. One of the offenders –
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Nicholas Holz, Green Bay, confesses to 21 burglaries after he’s caught at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral
A 19-year-old man has confessed to at least 21 burglaries in the Green Bay area, including a rash of church burglaries and burglary attempts since May 4, police said this morning. Nicholas Holz of Green Bay was arrested on suspicion of burglary and booked into the Brown County Jail at 8 a.m. Tuesday
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Person caught in Green Bay church
GREEN BAY – A 19-year-old Green Bay man was arrested early Tuesday morning at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, police said. Police were quickly able to respond to the church because they had plainclothes officers in the area due to a recent string of church break-ins. The man is considered a person
Churches Seek Better Security after Rash of Burglaries
A small piece of plywood covers the black hole where a piece of stain glass window was punched in at St. Patrick's Church just three weeks ago. Monday crews were back replacing another window the latest casualty in another burglary. "Typically they have been basement windows, now the one last
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Number of Green Bay church burglaries grows to 10
The pace of church burglaries in Green Bay appears to be accelerating. City police said today they’re investigating at least 10 church burglaries or burglary attempts since May 4, including five in the past 10 days. St. John The Evangelist Church, 413 St. John St., was struck twice in that period. Most
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