Queens man broke into St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre three times, Nassau police say

A Queens man has been accused of breaking into a Rockville Centre cathedral three times and stealing from the donation box, police said Thursday.

Long Beach police arrested Alexander Barone, 30, of Queens Village, acting on an open county warrant for a drug offense, then charged him in connection with the three burglaries.

Police determined that Barone had broken into St. Agnes Cathedral, the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Long Island, on Quealy Place on Aug. 20 and 27. In both cases, he is accused of prying open a donation box and taking money, police said. He also burglarized the church on Jan. 30, police said.

Barone was charged with three counts of third-degree burglary and criminal possession of a controlled substance. He was to be arraigned Thursday in First District Court in Hempstead. No information was available online Thursday evening as to his bail status.

It was not clear if he was represented by an attorney.