Man charged after smashing into Epiphany Center and Church

About 3:52 a.m. on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, Sioux City authorities arrested Marvin Polenco Mogica, 33, after a burglary at the Epiphany Center and Church, 1000 Douglas Street. Court documents say he knocked and yelled at doors of the closed church, then pushed the front-door window with enough force to launch it about 6 feet into the building and shatter it; he climbed through and forced open a confessional door in the entryway, causing about $3,000 damage. Charged with burglary in the 3rd degree, trespass resulting in injury or damage greater than $300, and criminal mischief in the second degree; held without bond; pretrial set for September 28.

Coordinates are the Nominatim place_of_worship pin for Cathedral of the Epiphany at 1011 Douglas Street, Sioux City (42.5009435, −96.4069042), matching the Epiphany Center and Church address reported at 1000 Douglas Street. Burglary/criminal mischief mapped to incidentType vandalism.