Police: W. Pa. robber prayed with disabled victim

[October 07, 2011]  NEW CASTLE, Pa. (AP) -- Police say a man stopped to pray while he robbed a woman in a wheelchair after breaking into her western Pennsylvania home.

Thirty-two-year-old Christopher Perretti II, of New Castle, is in the Lawrence County Jail awaiting a hearing on charges including burglary and robbery. Court records don't list an attorney.

The New Castle News (http://bit.ly/rlA6GA) reports Perretti forced open a door at the woman's house about 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 30. Once inside, he demanded money and the woman gave him $5, but he wanted more. The woman told police she began praying as Perretti pushed past her to take $20 from her purse. Perretti apologized -- though he didn't give the money back -- and knelt down as she prayed before running away.

Police found him a short time later.

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Information from: New Castle News, http://www.ncnewsonline.com/

[Associated Press]

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