Cops: Man uses crucifix to break into donation box

[July 22, 2010]  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- Police arrested a man they said used a crucifix to pry open a donation box and steal cash from a Fort Lauderdale church.

Surveillance video captured a 48-year-old man breaking into St. John the Baptist Catholic Church last month and removing a crucifix from the altar.

He was arrested Tuesday and charged with burglary and theft.

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Information from: South Florida Sun Sentinel, http://www.sun-sentinel.com/ 

[Associated Press]

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