BELL GARDENS, Calif. — Police are asking for help to identify a thief caught on camera breaking into a Catholic school in California.
The Bell Gardens Police Department posted surveillance video of the break-in on Twitter, which shows the suspect using a crucifix to pry open a window and gain entry. The burglary happened Aug. 19 at St. Gertrude’s Catholic primary school.
On August, 19, 2022, St Gertrude School was burglarized & we are asking for the public’s assistance to help identify the suspect in the video.
— Bell Gardens Police (@BellGardens_PD) August 29, 2022
Furthermore, it is believed the suspect is also related to a separate burglary investigation at St Gertrude School. #BellGardens pic.twitter.com/NAvlfssS45
Police told KNBC that the same suspect may have been behind other break-ins, telling the station that the school has been targeted at least three times.
The thief is accused of stealing $4,800 that was meant for a field trip during one of the burglaries, KCBS reported.
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