VA church volunteer arrested for theft
Fairfax County VA Sept 20 2017 A 53-year-old woman is facing multiple charges of grand larceny after stealing several thousand dollars from the Queen of Apostles Church, located at 4329 Sano Street in Alexandria.
An employee from the Parish office contacted us on September 7 to report their suspicions that a volunteer was taking money from the weekly collection while she was counting it.
Detectives from the Mason District Station, Criminal Investigation Section set up a surveillance operation and observed the suspect, identified as Sandra Irene Cortes, of Annandale, pocketing money from the church collection during her volunteer duties.
Detectives arrested Cortes and took her to the Adult Detention Center where she was charged with three counts of grand larceny.
Anyone with additional information on Cortes is asked to contact the Criminal Investigation Section at the Mason District Station at 703-256-8035, or the Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.
You can also submit a tip anonymously through Crime Solvers electronically by visiting www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text-a-tip by texting “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES(274637). Anonymous Tipsters are eligible for cash rewards of $100-$1,000 if their information leads to an arrest.
Via FCPD News
