Burglar Steals Computers, Stereo From Union Twp. Church

UNION TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Police in Lawrence County are searching for a serial church burglar who they said struck again this weekend.

Police said someone broke into the Washington Union Alliance Church in Union Township sometime between Friday evening and Saturday morning.

Twelve other churches in and around the New Castle Area have been hit since Sept. 8.

In this latest crime, computers and stereo equipment were stolen.

Electronics have been taken in most of the burglaries.

It is the first break-in since Oct. 17.

Church trustees said they tried to protect their house of worship, but it wasn't enough.

“We had all of the locks changed just in the past week. And then we were going to have bids for putting a security system in and so forth, but we didn't get that far,” said Chairman of the Board of Elders, Jack Allison.

Police said churches in neighboring Mercer County have also been targeted.

Officers are asking anyone who sees suspicious activity near a church to call 911.

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