PETERSBURG, Va. — Police have arrested a man in connection with a series of Petersburg church burglaries over the past month.
Robert Allen Branch, 50, is now in custody after being apprehended by Colonial Heights police following a May 23 foot chase.
“This individual was targeting specifically churches here in our city,” Petersburg Police Chief Travis Christian said. “He was ransacking the churches, pulling out everything, in some cases he actually stepped on the pastor’s robe, stealing everything from food to electronic equipment.”…