Malin Rostas, 45, was extradited from California and charged Thursday with second-degree burglary and petit larceny in connection to the March 3 heist from the American Martyrs RC Church on Bell Bo…
A thief posed as a visiting priest to rob a Queens church — and he’s been linked to heists at houses of worship across the country that netted tens of thousands of dollars, cops and law-enforcement sources said Friday.
The fraudster claimed to the 85-year-old senior priest that he’d left something behind in the rectory — but instead snuck into Rayder’s bedroom and swooped up $900, he said.Mom who jumped to her death at daughter's Ohio State graduation offered chilling last message“I saw him. I spoke to him. I said, ‘What’s going on?’ He said, ‘I’m here to concelebrate,'” Rayder told the network.
Rayder was busted in Southern California for the attempted church burglary on April 10, about a month after the Bayside heist. He’s also believed to have stolen $1,770 from a parish in Oregon, and could be responsible for similar thefts in Ontario, Canada,A Diocese of Brooklyn spokesman said he hopes the arrest puts an end to Rostas’ alleged string of crimes against churches.
“The Diocese of Brooklyn commends the New York City Police Department for their diligence in this case,” Quaglione said. “It was the NYPD that issued a national alert on this suspect after his robbery at American Martyrs, which led to his initial arrest in California. This impostor priest will now face burglary charges in New York, and we hope this is the end of his preying on churches.”Donald Trump Jr.
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