Man Arrested for Hazelwood Church Break-ins, Police Say
Hazelwood Police said the man burglarized St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church and Hazelwood Baptist Church two times each.
A man broke into two Hazelwood churches two times each and stole items, police said. Nelson Thomas, 18, of the 600 block of Holiday Avenue, was charged Thursday with four counts of second-degree burglary, two counts of felony stealing, one count of misdemeanor stealing and first-degree property damage. (Get instant news updates. Like Hazelwood Patch on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.) Hazelwood Police said Thomas broke into St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church at 615 Dunn Road on Jan. 1 and stole five Hershey bars and soda. Officers said Thomas also broke into St. Martin de Porres on Dec. 30 and stole a laptop computer and an iPod Touch. He also is charged with breaking into Hazelwood Baptist Church at 6161 Howdershell Road twice …
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Candace Jarrett
10:03 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
I don't know Rachel but either way, if this were my 'career' path I would still be terribly afraid to rob a church. I mean it's a church! Jesus' house of worship. It's unfortunate this young person chose this life path and even more unfortunate the churchs wound up as victims. more ›