A Brooklyn bishop was robbed during his church service Sunday.
A Brooklyn bishop was robbed during his live-streamed service Sunday by robbers who reportedly got away with $400,000 in jewelry.The NYPD says it happened around 11:15 a.m. Sunday inside the Leaders of Tomorrow International Ministry on Remsen Ave. in Canarsie.
Bishop Lamor Whitehead was live-streaming his service when three masked gunmen entered the church. He got down on the floor on his hands and knees before the robbers went through and grabbed the jewelry. The New York City Police Department says they stole $400,000 worth of jewelry from the pastor and his wife. They then took off from the scene in a white Mercedes Benz down Ave. D. The NYPD says the car had NY tags KMX5464.
While the cops initially pegged the cost of the jewelry at $400,000, sources now say the value was actually more than $1 million.Whitehead has been in the news before. He once made an unsuccessful run for Brooklyn borough president.
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