CRIME STOPPERS CRIME OF THE WEEK 04-13-12: POLICE SEEKS INFORMATION ABOUT A BURGLARY OF BUILDING

CRIME STOPPERS CRIME OF THE WEEK 04-13-12

POLICE SEEK INFORMATION ABOUT A BURGLARY OF BUILDING

Suspects break into a church in the central part of town to steal money and cause thousands of dollars in damage, , making this the

Crime Stoppers “Crime of the Week.”

Between the hours of 10:00 P.M. on Thursday, Feb. 9^th, 2012, and 8:00 A.M. the next morning, the unknown suspects removed security bars and broke through a window from the alley behind Unity El Paso at 1420 Alabama. Once inside the sanctuary, they kicked in a door to the office and pried open a safe, taking cash and checks. They also broke into the bookstore where they took money from the cash register and ransacked the building, causing more than $5,000 in damages.

Several days later, some of the items taken from the church were found in a nearby backyard; and investigators are hoping that residents in the area may have noticed suspicious persons or vehicles moving through the alley on that night.

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If you have any information at all about the identity of the suspect(s) in this case, please call Crime Stoppers of El Paso at 566-TIPS (566-8477) or on-line at www.crimestoppersofelpaso.org. You will remain anonymous and, if your tip leads to an arrest, you can qualify for a cash reward up to $1,000.