Crime & Safety
K9 Sniffs Out Guy Who Allegedly Broke Into Church, Hid Under Pew
A WPD K9 Elvis found a man who allegedly broke into a church hiding under a pew.

WORCESTER, MA—K9 Elvis started barking at one of the pews in a church, and that's where he found an alleged intruder.
Around 11 p.m., on Dec. 6, Worcester police were called to St. Joseph's church at 35 Hamilton St. for an alarm. When officers got there, they found that the front doors had been broken into. Officers and a K9 went into the church and within minutes K9 Elvis barked at one of the pews, finding a man hiding there.
Officers removed Mark Belinskas, 45, Duncannon Ave., Worcester, who couldn't provide a legitimate reason for being in the church. Belinskas was placed under arrest and charged with Breaking and Entering in a Building in the Nighttime and Malicious Destruction of Property.
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The church custodian arrived at the scene and it appeared that nothing was missing.
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