Malin Rostas was arrested in California after trying to burglarize a church, officials said. He's also believed to have stolen from a Houston-area church last year.
Malin Rostas was arrested in California after trying to burglarize a church, officials said. Memorial Villages PD played key role in tracking him down.RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. — A man whom law enforcement agencies across the country had been looking for was arrested last week after trying to burglarize a church in California.gained access to churches in the Houston area
"This time, he appeared to be disguised wearing a toupee," Memorial Villages PD detective Christopher Rodriguez said."He was kind of walking the halls, in and out of the gift shop, looking through drawers, and the monetary gift boxes. One of the priests confronted him and asked him what he was doing. He provided a bogus name."
"The church had some pretty fantastic cameras we used to identify the suspect vehicle," Rodriguez said. According to the memo,"Father Martin" stole from a southwest Houston church. He told a staff member that he was supposed to be staying in the parish rectory. He was given access and that's when he stole from them. It's unclear what he took.researched and targeted specific churches
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