Poor box arrest
An Annapolis man was arrested Saturday for allegedly stealing from a poor box at St. Mary's Catholic Church, city police said.
Police viewed video from the church's new security system and identified James Allen Thomas, 39, of Knockwood Court, Arnold, as the suspect.
Thomas has been a habitual petty criminal with alcohol and drug charges as well as robberies since the mid-90s, according to court records. He was banned from entering the church last year, police said.
Police said the video showed him prying open one of six poor boxes in the Duke...
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The answer is.... - 2009-10-20 15:56:14
This poor box criminal needs to watch "Les Miserables", to maybe give him some insight.
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what a thief - 2009-10-20 15:03:04
so he's banned from the church.....then he robs the poor box....what the heck do you do with this guy ??......jail ???....WOW !!! he robbed a poor box.....sinful.....
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