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INDEPENDENCE, La. (WGNO) — The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office is searching for a suspect accused of burglarizing a church in Independence.
Sheriff Daniel Edwards said on Monday, April 8, deputies responded to a burglary alarm at Faith Temple Church on Fontana Road around 5:30 p.m.
Upon arrival, deputies found a door forced open in the back of the church.
Officers said after reviewing security footage, a person was seen breaking into the door with a pry bar. The suspect was seen wandering the church opening doors until the alarm sounded.
As the alarm sounded, he ran out the door and fled in his vehicle, a maroon SUV believed to be a Jeep Compass, according to officers.
Anyone with information regarding the identity of the suspect can contact Sergeant Wylie Foster at 985-748-3337 or Crime Stoppers of Tangipahoa at 1-800-554-5245.
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