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It's getting harder for 2nd Christian member to turn other cheek Mid-day, broad daylight burglary and vandalism today, is too much for Trustee Billy Wheat. He's determined to catch the culprit(s) and see justice prevail. He suspects the perpetrator(s) are on-foot, trying to score cash to support a drug habit Click on headline for complete story with photo(s) By Ed Waggener A brazen burglary and vandalization of the 2nd Christian Church today at around 1pmCT, today, Monday, September 28, 2015, is the last straw for Trustee Bill Wheat. He's determined to catch the perpetrators and bring them to justice. "And they did it in broad daylight," he said, noting that this is the fourth such crime in about a month. Though the church is attended by primarily African-Americans, Wheat says he doesn't think race plays any role in it. "I think it has to do with a person or persons wanting to get money for drugs - or they're trying to get something to sell to get drugs," he said. Of the four breakins, money was obtained only once, when about $300 was taken. He said that on two occasions, it was mostly vandalism, defacing the church, but the burglar or burglars have taken sound equipment and other small items, as well. The church is vulnerable, now, he said, because there aren't as many residents living near the church. He thinks the breakins have been by someone on foot. "They seem to be taking only what one person can carry," he said. He said he and other members will be stepping up surveillance. On one occasion, he was mopping the floor and needed a new mop. "I was gone about 40 minutes," he said, "and that breakin occurred in the time it took me to go to Walmart, buy a mop, and return." Today, the vandal(s) broke both windows on the front of the church, a window onto the lawn, and pried the side door, into the church's kitchen/dining area, familiar to hundreds in the community who have attended the famed Second Christian Church fish fries, and destroying the entry in the process. Mr. Wheat asks anyone with information on the crimes report them to the Columbia City Police. This story was posted on 2015-09-28 18:12:19
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