Police: Burglar Caught at Midtown Church
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Police arrested a suspect early this morning for attempting to burglarize a church in midtown Manhattan, police officials said.
The suspect, who police did not identify, was caught inside St. Francis of Assisi Church at about 1 a.m. after he had broken in through a second-floor stain glass window, police said.
Police are charging the suspect with burglary and criminal mischief.
St. Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of animals, birds, and the environment.
