{"id":254042,"date":"2026-06-03T18:22:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T18:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/254042\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T18:22:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T18:22:40","slug":"thief-steals-church-offering-money-causes-thousands-in-damage-at-bronx-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/254042\/","title":{"rendered":"Thief Steals Church Offering Money, Causes Thousands in Damage at Bronx Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>Police are searching for a man accused of stealing hundreds of dollars from a Bronx Catholic church and causing thousands in property damage <a href=\"https:\/\/mycharisma.com\/news\/pastor-chooses-mercy-after-church-theft-shocks-community\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">during a late-night break-in last month.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The Post described the suspect as a \u201csticky-fingered little devil\u201d and reported that the man \u201cremained on the loose Monday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us.amazon.com\/Altar-Pergamon-Mystery-Angel-Future\/dp\/1636416152\/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Order Jonathan Cahn\u2019s New Book, \u201cThe Altar of Pergamon\u201d on Amazon.com!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement sources told the outlet the suspect \u201ccreeped into Our Lady of Angels on Sedgwick Avenue near Craig W. Staub Way in Kingsbridge Heights on May 24 <a href=\"https:\/\/mycharisma.com\/news\/police-arrest-14-year-old-accused-of-planning-church-mass-shooting-linked-to-satanic-neo-nazi-group\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">and waited near the confessional area as a mass wrapped up.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Authorities said the suspect allegedly \u201cgrabbed a wad of cash from the offering box at around 11 p.m. after the congregants filed out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The report stated the man then fled the church by \u201cbreaking a rear window and causing about $2,400 in damage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police also released surveillance footage showing the suspect \u201cwearing a hoodie and pacing around what appears to be the church vestibule.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James Lasher, a seasoned writer and editor at Charisma Media, combines faith and storytelling with a journalism background from Otterbein University and ministry experience in Guatemala and at the LA Dream Center. A Marine Corps and Air Force veteran, he is the author of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Revelation-Jesus-Common-Mans-Commentary\/dp\/163641494X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=23U50CBBJB2IW&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.dTc5diahTKA2qr7NbMPMOJoTPQ-sVcrEs1dalBbzd54HEqEGWQAslq8CUpKzYauIg0wWFTXycgLSxUs2oQ84oTTLS9juXMJj4JE4TnM9uA7Y1J5KqxtqqvIBVMp5pUhNHJLn06Rq5UTWUrsRNjA5AIWzSE9qcRoltk16hJzjPKkD_oVcYewHjQRMWkqtmpiNKbBdYdKk2XS_Zo5E0wFXXlppSwgb0g7nUIS0oL_klYM.E0abpMhyk8FKxMMNNZT-zNXfwMbeXNJP4rVX8lLP3DM&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=the+revelation+of+jesus&amp;qid=1757519491&amp;sprefix=The+Revelatio+%2Caps%2C202&amp;sr=8-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Revelation of Jesus: A Common Man\u2019s Commentary<\/a>\u00a0and a contributor to\u00a0Charisma\u00a0magazine. 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