Catherine Steudle
LONGPORT – Police responded to Church of the Epiphany 7:11 p.m. Sunday, June 30 in response to a call of an alleged theft of money from a collection box.
A witness at the church was preparing to leave the church after locking it up for the evening when she noticed someone had gained access, according to a release from Longport Police.
The witness came into contact with a male, described at being 6 feet tall with a husky build and facial hair. According to the release, the witness observed the man removing cash from a secure collection box located in the church.
He left the church and got into a gold four-door sedan that was in the church parking lot. The female driver exited the parking lot to Atlantic Avenue and headed toward Atlantic City, police said.
Sean Steudle
As information was gathered on scene, police were able to identify the couple and called Egg Harbor City Police Department to pick up the two suspects. At approximately 8:55 p.m., Egg Harbor City Police located the suspects and detained them at Longport’s request.
Sean Steudle, 33, and Catherine Steudle, 35, both of Egg Harbor City, were taken into custody by Sgt. Ray Burgan and SLEO II Matthew Long of the Longport Police Department.
Sean Steudle was charged with burglary, theft, criminal mischief, receiving stolen property and violation of a court restraining order. Catherine Steudle was charged with conspiracy to commit theft.
Both were released on summons.
