3 years for church, pizza-joint break-ins
Arthur Fernando Rocha, 56, of Fredericton, encountered by police when he emerged from Hanwell church with loot in 2024, caught on video during 2023 burglary at Minto restaurant
A Fredericton man with a long criminal record listing multiple prior break-ins was sentenced to three years in prison for his latest burglaries, and after remand credit, he still has several months left to serve.
Arthur Fernando Rocha, 56, of Woodstock Road, appeared in Fredericton provincial court in person and in custody Friday for a sentencing hearing.
He pleaded guilty earlier this month to a Dec. 12, 2023, charge of break, enter and theft at Twins Pizza in Minto; March 16, 2024, charges of break, enter and theft at St. James Presbyterian Church in Hanwell, resisting arrest and possession of break-in instruments.
