Man behind mausoleum door thefts in Jenkintown, Cheltenham, Lower Moreland, and Springfield has been arrested

Michael Evangelist, 37, of Philadelphia, is accused of stealing more than a dozen brass mausoleum doors worth more than $180,000 from cemeteries in Pennsylvania and Delaware, including Bucks and Montgomery counties.

Following a months-long investigation, police say Evangelist was behind the thefts in Cheltenham, Abington, Lower Moreland and Springfield.

Montefiore Cemetery in Jenkintown was hit on February 10. Forest Hills Cemetery in Huntingdon Valley had at least one door stolen as well…

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