NYPD seeking suspect who posed as priest to steal from Queens church

Police are looking for a man accused of impersonating a priest to steal money from a church in Queens.The suspect, who wore a blue suit with black shoes, visited the American Martyrs Roman Catholic Church on Sunday, March 3, and approached the Monsignor who was getting ready for his 12:30 p.m. mass.The man allegedly said he was a visiting priest from Rome.

The Brooklyn Diocese says the alleged suspect attempted to rob St. Thomas Aquinas Church in the Flatlands section of Brooklyn on October 1, 2023. At that time, he also said he was a visiting priest who left his keys in the rectory. The sacristan called the pastor, who informed him that he had no visitors, so they told him to wait, but the man left.Police could not confirm if the man in those attempted robberies was the same suspect in Sunday's burglary.

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