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From: Melissa Garner

To: CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM

Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 10:09 PM

Subject: Re: Seems our music thieves have moved on to easier targets

 GET OFF IT! He's just burning a cd, that's all!!!

  Keith Mears <kthulu@COMTECK.COM> wrote:

But wait, this would have to be different, because it's not a RECORD
LABEL that lost money....right?

http://www.msnbc.com/local/WTHR/M156940.asp

Thieves targeting churches
Rhori Johnston
Eyewitness News
BROWNSBURG, March 7 - Pastor Michelle Knight and the congregation at the
Calvary United Methodist church in Brownsburg were shocked to learn
someone walked into an office, opened a drawer and stole church money.
"The offerings that were collected at 8:30 and 9:45 were stolen," says
Knight.
     What's even more shocking is the thief took the cash on Sunday,
during busy church services. And he got away with a lot. Knight
estimates "it could be anywhere between five, seven, ten thousand
dollars."
     This latest case of church theft may sound bold, but unfortunately
it's nothing new in central Indiana. Over the past few months, and past
few years, thieves and vandals have targeted dozens of congregations.
     In January, someone broke into the Liberty Baptist Church near
Clermont and stole computers and stereo equipment. Pastor Mike Messer
thinks, "we were just vulnerable."
     Vulnerable no more, the congregation has since installed a security
system.
     Other churches are forced to do the same. Last month, someone stole
more than $50,000 from the Mount Pleasant Christian Church in Johnson
County. And in Clinton County vandals hit the Zion Apostolic church in
Frankfort.
     Brownsburg Police Lieutenant Jim Gray says, by nature, churches are
easy targets. "A lot of times they have an open door policy and people
are free to come and go. And sometimes these types of things occur."
     Police hope they occur less as churches tighten security.
     And the churches hope they can turn these crimes into compassion.
"It's an opportunity for us to witness that even an act like this will
not stop us from being open again Sunday," says Knight.

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