Churchman acts fast to foil burglars.A CLERGYMAN turned detective and recovered his stolen laptop within minutes of burglars breaking into his church. Bacala Nuno had been waiting for parishioners to arrive for an evening service when he heard a loud bang at the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG, from Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus, IURD) is the name for a rapidly growing Brazilian sect. The UCKG, which is sometimes also referred to as a new religious movement, is spreading world-wide, especially in . He ran downstairs and found his office door had been forced open and his computer taken from his desk, Cardiff Crown Court Cardiff Crown Court is a historic building situated in Cardiff's Civic Centre, Cathays Park. heard. Prosecutor Rebecca Oakley said: "He went outside the church, which is in West Grove, Cardiff, and saw two males, one looking as if he was hiding something under his top. When they saw him and ran into the YMCA YMCA in full Young Men's Christian Association Nonsectarian, nonpolitical Christian lay movement that aims to develop high standards of Christian character among its members. , he followed and found his laptop had been quickly dumped in a rubbish bin." The thieves were Darren Jones, 22, of Manor Way, Whitchurch, and Christopher Llewellyn, 19, of Church Road, Barry. Both had served time for breaking into properties and Jones had been let out on licence from a three-year prison sentence just eight days earlier. Yesterday they were put back behind bars by Judge William Gaskell who handed down a six-month term. Both men had admitted burglary. |
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