The heartless criminal accused of stealing a gold-plated rose from a 9/11 memorial at a Midtown Catholic church was arrested Friday for the unholy crime, in keeping with the NYPD.
Deikel Alcantara, 21, was turned over to police by his father and charged with grand larceny for allegedly pilfering a $3,000 rose — cast of metallic from Floor Zero and plated in gold — from a shrine contained in the Church of St. Francis of Assisi on Wednesday, police and sources stated.
The memorial on the West thirty first Road home of worship honors all of the lives misplaced within the terrorist assaults on September 11, 2001, significantly Rev. Mychal Choose, who was the pastor at St. Francis of Assisi and an FDNY Chaplain.
“This was not only a robbery, as far as I’m concerned, it’s an act of desecration,” present Rev. Brian Jordan advised The Submit Wednesday.
The destiny of the gold-plated rose stays unknown because it has but to be returned to the church, regardless of Alcanatara’s arrest, police sources stated.
Earlier than Alcanatara was busted, the reverend stated that the alleged thief is thought to individuals across the parish.
“We’ve seen him a number of times – he’s like a lone ranger, lone wolf,” the pastor stated. “Had he asked for help, I would help him… He just shied away from any type of contact.”
Jordan additionally stated he didn’t need the thief to “wallow in the jail cell.”
