Crime & Safety

Woman Broke Into Church, Pulled Knife On Pastor: Report

A woman was arrested on charges that she broke into a Plainfield church and pulled a knife on the pastor.

PLAINFIELD, CT — A woman has been arrested after she allegedly broke in a church and threatened the pastor with a knife, according to FOX 61. Jennifer McCroby, 45, was charged with burglary, criminal trespassing, criminal mischief, reckless endangerment, threatening, carrying a dangerous weapon, and possession of less than 1/2 oz of marijuana.

Police responded to the call just before 9 p.m. Wednesday when a pastor at the Central Assembly of God Church reported that a woman was there after hours.

The pastor asked McCroby about how she got into the building. She said that she broke in and pulled a knife from her belt.

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When police arrived, they found McCroby in a room on the back side of the building where she was laying on the floor underneath a plastic tarp, wrapped in a shower curtain, according to FOX 61.

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