Mansfield Church Purse Thieves Wanted
MANSFIELD, Texas – The Mansfield Police Department is looking for a couple of thieves who may have blended in with others at church on Sunday while looking for things to steal. First United Methodist Church in Mansfield was among the four stops police believe the thieves made. A surveillance camera there snapped pictures of two suspicious females. "One
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Ex-church secretary pleads guilty in Cumberland County embezzlement case
The former secretary of the Mount Holly Springs United Methodist Church pleaded guilty today in Cumberland County Court to embezzling thousands of dollars from the church's emergency fund for the needy. Jane Poth, 50, of Newville, pleaded guilty to one count of theft by unlawful taking, Senior Assistant
Suspect Charged in Church Embezzlement
Authorities have charged a Jasper County woman with embezzling more than $100,000 from a church. Phyllis Daughdrill was arrested late last week for allegedly stealing the money from the Corinth Baptist Church in Heidelberg. She had been secretary there for nearly a decade. Jasper County Sheriff Kenneth
Thieves leave church with £10k repair bill
A CHURCH congregation is devastated after thieves stripped the lead flashing from the parish centre. Crooks left a repair bill of at least £10,000 for the Holy Trinity Church, in Rectory Garth, Rayleigh, after they scrambled on to the roof to steal the precious metal and caused extensive damage. This
Copper thieves strike Augusta church for second time this year
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The sight of cut wires and bent metal is one that's all too familiar for Rev. Marion Williams. "They cut it up in small pieces and put the pieces in bags to sell," he says. He's talking about the copper wiring that once operated the church's air conditioning
Sheriff: Woman embezzled over $100K from church
HEIDELBERG – The Jasper County Sheriff’s Department has arrested a local woman for embezzlement in connection with her activities at a church in Jasper County. Jasper County Sheriff Kenneth Cross said Phyllis Daughdrill was arrested Thursday for embezzling over $100,000 from a church. According
Man charged with stealing weekly church offering
ELIZABETHTON — A man charged with stealing the weekly offering at Lynn Valley Baptist Church has waived his right to a preliminary hearing and was bound over to a Carter County grand jury Friday. Cody Bowling, 23, 267 Blevins Hollow Road, was also bound over on several other burglaries, some of
Man accused of stealing church’s money to pay for phone sex calls
A man faces charges after police say he stole money from a church to pay for phone sex calls. The Mercer County Sheriff says 23-year-old Michael Graham even wrote a letter confessing to the crime. Investigators say he simply took advantage of the church after its members offered to help him pay a water
Guilty plea entered in theft from St. Vincent dePaul Society
Raymond Smyth, a former top official of the Society of St. Vincent dePaul, a charity affiliate of the Buffalo Diocese, pleaded guilty this afternoon to stealing $324,388 of its funds before he resigned from the organization last September. Erie County Judge Sheila A. DiTullio did not give Smyth, 44,
Drexel Hill man charged with taking church’s money collection
UPPER DARBY — The man accused of stealing the money collection at St. Andrew the Apostle Church in Drexel Hill is in custody, police said. James Joy, 22, who was picked up inside an apartment Wednesday morning on the 3400 block of Garrett Road, Drexel Hill, admitted taking the bag of cash and
Purse Snatcher Targets Cordova Church
(Cordova 3/1/2010) Memphis Police are searching for a purse snatcher targeting women at Saint Francis of Assisi Church in Cordova. So far, he's struck three times in the past two weeks. "People have this idea, I go to church, church is safe," said Msgr. Peter Buchignani. The victims
State police investigate possible embezzlement of church funds in Birch Run
Personnel from the state police Bridgeport Post are investigating a possible case of embezzlement at the Christ Lutheran Church, 8101 Poellet, in the Village of Birch Run, said State Police Sgt. Kristin R. Winterstein Monday. She said the investigation began in September, but she declined to share any
One-Of-A-Kind Chalice Stolen From Howard Beach Church
Friday morning, Father Robert Keighron discovered his chalice was missing. "It's a little disheartening,” said Keighron of the Church of Saint Helens. “It's saddening to think that there are people who want to hurt the church." Police say sometime between Thursday afternoon
Ex-pastor’s embezzling charge leads to closing of charity
JOHNSTOWN — Thomas A Croyle was a trusted volunteer. A former Mennonite church pastor, Croyle was heavily involved with two local charities. He was treasurer for Bridge of Hope, a Johnstown ministry that mentored women. He was entrusted with a similar position with St. Francis Sharing and Caring
Man denies embezzlement charge
CHINO – The attorney for an Ontario man accused of embezzling close to $1 million from a local church has denied the charges. Farrukh Ahmed of Ontario is accused of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from coffers at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills. He was hired as a church administrator four
