Florida Holocaust Museum Burglarized

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A 23-year-old Clearwater man faces criminal charges following a Sunday morning burglary at the Florida Holocaust Museum.

According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, an alarm at the 55 Fifth St. S. museum was tripped around 3 a.m. Oct. 30. When police officers arrived a few minutes later, they found Christopher Michael Venegas, an email from police said.

After looking at surveillance footage of the break-in, police say Venegas kicked and broke an electronic keypad and call box. Doing so gave him access to the inside of the museum, the email said.

“Venegas was inside the museum for several minutes, however, nothing else was damaged and nothing was discovered missing.”

Venegas was charged with one count of commercial burglary.

Booking photo courtesy of the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office