HomeNewsWoman charged with stealing from church

Woman charged with stealing from church

Higgins

Police have arrested the Bristol, Bucks County, woman who allegedly broke into St. Martha’s Church and stole the proceeds from a book fair last month.

- Advertisement -

Sarah Higgins, 29, was walking along the 3100 block of Cedar St. in Port Richmond on Sunday when officers stopped her for investigation, identified her as the wanted burglar and arrested her without incident. She was charged with burglary, trespassing and related offenses.

With the help of surveillance video, police determined that Higgins allegedly entered the unoccupied church at about 7:50 p.m. on Feb. 2, went to the basement and stole an undisclosed amount of cash. She fled to a waiting car driven by another person. ••

Philadelphia
clear sky
87.2 ° F
90 °
84.2 °
63 %
1.2mph
0 %
Tue
99 °
Wed
97 °
Thu
85 °
Fri
82 °
Sat
75 °

Newsletter

Get our latest news and more from the Northeast Times in your inbox.

current issues