Pictured are stolen items recovered from a home in San Benito. The property was identified as belonging to a local church that was recently burglarized. Also shown are the suspects who’ve been arrested in connection with the case. (SBPD photos)
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX
Special to the NEWS
Orlando Delgado
This investigation is far from over.
San Benito police officers discovered Thursday that more items were taken from a local church, where a woman who claimed to be homeless was charged with the crime of theft.
Janet Castro, 22, is currently incarcerated at the Carrizales-Rucker Detention Center in Olmito with a bond set for $10,000 after she allegedly broke in and
Janet Castro
ransacked Mission Cristo Rey Church in San Benito early Wednesday morning.
Items including musical instruments valued near $1,000 were reported missing from the church at the time of Castro’s arrest. Castro, however, was detained when police received a tip at 4:54 a.m. Thursday morning as to the whereabouts of other stolen items.
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