HAMPTON, N.H.—A New Hampshire man who stole a priest's car during a funeral in Massachusetts has been sentenced to four to 12 years in prison.
Fifty-year-old Michael Kanclerowicz (kan-CLARE-oh-wits) of Manchester pleaded guilty on Wednesday to stealing the 2006 Subaru owned by Monsignor John Doran while the priest was conducting a funeral at St. Leo's Parish in Leominster, Mass., on Sept. 18, 2010.
Police say he drove the car to Hampton Beach where he was arrested at a hotel on charges of using someone else's credit card, which he also pleaded guilty to on Wednesday.
The Portsmouth Herald reports that when the priest learned that his car was recovered, he said, "My message to him is to not to prey on people and steal. I hope he learns from the experience."
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Information from: Portsmouth Herald, http://www.seacoastonline.com
