$50K worth of property stolen from Granite Bay church recovered, former employee arrested
GRANITE BAY – A suspect has been arrested after thousands of dollars worth of property was stolen from a Granite Bay church recently.
The Placer County Sheriff's Office says they have been investigating a significant burglary case at Bayside of Granite Bay.
It's unclear how far along detectives got into the case, but a major breakthrough came last week when deputies responded to another alarm at the church campus.
This time, deputies got to the scene in time to encounter 41-year-old Citrus Heights resident Spencer Bron. Deputies say Bron had a set of keys to Bayside, along with suspected burglary tools.
Bron was arrested and detectives were also able to link a storage unit back to him. A search of that unit uncovered more than $50,000 worth of property that was allegedly stolen from Bayside, the sheriff's office says.
Bayside confirmed to CBS Sacramento Monday evening that Bron had worked on the church's construction team for less than a year. Both parties separated around nine months ago.
"While we are saddened to hear of a former employee engaging in criminal activity, we are thankful for the work and professionalism by the Placer County Sheriff Department in finding and recovering our goods and property," Bayside said in a statement.
