A 44-year-old man was behind bars Thursday on suspicion of burglarizing churches in Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley and Los Angeles County.
Huntington Beach police arrested Juan Carlos Montiel Wednesday on suspicion of burglarizing First Christian Church at 1207 Main St., according to Corbin Carson, a spokesman for the Huntington Beach Police Department. An employee of the church confronted the suspect early Aug. 17.
The suspect appeared to be an electrician with tools who said he was responding to a power outage in the area, Carson said. The church employee was suspicious because the power was not out and had him leave the property…