(June 23) Wanted: Suspects Caught On Camera Breaking Into & Stealing Cars At Memphis Church | Memphis TN

MPD officers responded to a call about the break-ins and theft at Brinkley Heights Baptist Church on Rosamond Ave. near The Heights area about 6:50 a.m. Tuesday.

Memphis Police are asking...

(June 15) Priest Stole $100K From Church, Spent It On Tools, Wine, Video Games, DA Says | Belchertown, MA

A former Massachusetts priest is facing multiple charges in connection with the theft of more than $100,000 in church funds which he used to buy power tools, a riding mower, food, wine, car...

(June 9) VIDEO: Thief Targets Columbus Church Minutes After Families Leave Sunday Services | Columbus, OH

A north Columbus church is scrambling to replace expensive lawn equipment weeks after a suspected crook drove away with the loot.

"I can't imagine the nerve of somebody doing this," said...

(June 2) Suspect Accused Of Snatching Necklace From Woman Outside Roxbury Church Sought By Police| Boston, MA

Authorities are asking for the public’s help after they say a suspect stole a necklace off a woman’s neck Sunday morning while she was outside a church.

The necklace allegedly...

(May 26) Man Accused Of Breaking Into Church, Stealing Bingo Prizes | Gastonia, NC

A Lincoln County man was charged with breaking into two buildings, including a church, and trying to set an outbuilding on fire, the sheriff stated in a news release.

On March 7, deputies were called to Southside...

(May 17) Woman Sentenced After Stealing $175K From LaPlace Church, Daycare | Laplace, LA

A 68-year-old woman accused of embezzling more than $175,000 from a LaPlace church and its daycare was sentenced Friday to 27 months in prison, according to U.S. District Attorney Duane Evans' office.

Anita...

(May 11) Wisconsin Woman Pleads Guilty To Stealing $30K From Congregation | Milwaukee, WI

A woman who stole around $30,000 from a church in Wisconsin pleaded guilty to theft and will serve four days in the House of Correction and pay a fine to the church she stole from.

Mary Moton, a 62-year-old...

(May 4) Local Treasurer Spent $1K A Day On Lottery Tickets With Stolen Funds From Church Group | PA

Antoinette Hodge, the treasurer of Uniontown who was charged last year by then-Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro for allegedly stealing $106,000 in taxpayer funds while in office, is now...

(April 27) Panel Of Judges Find Ex-Pastor Guilty Of Stealing $300,000 From Church | Jefferson City, MO

 An internal probe at a Missouri Catholic church came to the conclusion Monday that a retired pastor purloined $300,000 from the Jefferson City Diocese, according to a press release.

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(April 19) Rocky Mount Pastor Distraught After Thieves Duplicate Checks, Steal $15,000 From Church | Rocky Mount, NC

Within the span of a week and a half, about $15,000 was drained from the Fellowship of Praise Church of God in Rocky Mount. Someone had stolen, duplicated and forged a check after...

(April 13) Norfolk Police Search For Church Burglary Suspect | Norfolk, VA

Norfolk police are searching for a suspect they say burglarized a church.

According to police, officers responded on Monday around 11:20 p.m. for a report of a man breaking into the Crossroads Church, located at 1127...

(April 6) Man Wanted For Stealing Items From Memphis Church | Memphis, TN

Memphis Police are looking for a man they say broke into a church in Parkway Village and stole numerous items.

According to MPD, on March 27, officers responded to a business burglary at Perfecting Love Community Church in...