TOPEKA (AP) – Topeka police say a man brought along two children while he stole items from an office building and a church.

Topeka police spokeswoman Kristen Veverka said Tuesday the man stole items from an office building on Jan. 2. The two children were with him inside the building.

Last Thursday, a man accompanied by two children took property from a Topeka church.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the man is white, mid-30s, slender with brown hair. He and the children left the church in a two-tone blue minivan.