A thief broke into a small land-god temple in Kinmen and made off with gold offerings, though police caught him within a day.

• A worker short on cash smashed the protective glass case over the temple's statue before dawn and took five gold medallions.
• He then tried the donation box, but found a safe hidden under the red cloth and gave up empty-handed.
• Police pulled footage from cameras along his route, identified him, and arrested him at his home the next day.
• Only one of the five medallions was recovered; he gave no clear account of the other four.

Outlook: Police are still hunting for the missing gold and are urging temples to add alarms, better lighting, and night patrols.