An alleged church burglar who Ridgefield Police believe was responsible for stealing money from a donation box at St. Mary’s Church on Catoonah Street over the summer will appear in Danbury Superior Court Sept. 10.
Francis Casner Jr., 50, of East Haven was wanted on a warrant for sixth degree larceny, according to Capt. Jeffery Kreitz, spokesman for the Ridgefield Police. He was arrested July 8 by Wilton Police on a warrant and it was found he was wanted here as well.
Casner faces similar charges for almost the same crime at churches around Southern Connecticut.
One case is from Our lady of Fatima Church on Danbury Road in Wilton during the weekend of March 6. Casner was arrested by North Branford police on April 14 when an employee at St. Augustine Church on Caputo Road reported a suspicious individual lurking about the grounds who appeared to be the same person caught on video stealing from the church in February.
Police also found the metal cash box reported stolen from St. Augustine in Danbury, a wooden box that had the words “Book offering” written on it, a purse reported stolen from St. George Church in Guilford, and a set of car keys belonging to Fairfield University that was reported stolen from the Jesuit Community Center on the campus.
Police also found church bulletins in his possession from a number of churches throughout Southern Connecticut.
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