Man accused of stealing over $16,000 from church in East Greenwich

EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (WJAR) — East Greenwich police a man was arrested after he allegedly stole over $16,000 from a church.

According to police, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church reported on Aug. 4, 2025, that over $16,000 in checks and over $300 in cash were missing from three locked money bags stored in a locked file cabinet inside a locked office.

Officials said keys to the file cabinet and the money bags were kept in an unlocked key box nearby, which was also missing…

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