Man leaves Church to Steal Truck

[KarenInMA]

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. --Churchgoer Jose Figueroa might not have been paying attention when his pastor covered the Biblical teachings on stealing.


Police said Figueroa, 32, of Providence, R.I., left in the middle of services Sunday at the Asamblea de Iglesias Christianos de Framingham to break into a truck parked outside.

"You can't make this stuff up," Framingham police Lt. Vincent Alfano said.

Figueroa pleaded innocent Monday and was being held on $500 bail.

Figueroa was allegedly caught by the truck's owner, Lou Cintolo, whose parents own a nearby convenience store.

Cintolo's mother, Mary, told the MetroWest Daily News of Framingham that her son saw Figueroa as he was leaving his house to go shopping and that her son held Figueroa down on the hood of the truck until police arrived.

"Imagine leaving church and going out to steal something," said Mary Cintolo. "What's this world coming to?"

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/08/23/police_man_left_church_to_steal_truck/

[KG]

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