A 17-year-old Tucson teen was arrested during Catholic mass for allegedly robbing a nearby Macy’s store just minutes before. Tucson police entered St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and arrested the teen.  

The teen had pulled a handgun on security officers at Park Place Mall. Tucson police would not release the identity of the minor, who was booked into the Pima County Juvenile Court Center.

Macy security officers spotted the teen and a young woman take two jackets. The teen was confronted and that is when he displayed a pistol. The teen then ran from the mall pointing the pistol at a security guard who attempted to stop him. An off-duty officer working at the mall spotted the teen and followed him after hearing a police call over the radio.

Both suspects were booked into the Pima County Jail on suspicion of one count of aggravated robbery.