Dropped Receipt Leads to Person of Interest in Church Break-In Dropped Receipt Leads to Person of Interest in Church Break-In

11/21/12 - Authorities are hoping that a dropped receipt might lead to the arrest of a suspect wanted for a church break-in last month in Hartland and possible other church burglaries. Livingston County Sheriff’s Bob Bezotte tells WHMI that the Fellowship Bible Church on Hartland Road was broken into sometime between October 7th and October 10th. Investigators, however, found a Walmart receipt they think was dropped by the suspect, which led to this surveillance photo. Bezotte says this may or may not be related to other church burglaries, both in Livingston County, and elsewhere, but they aren’t discounting that possibility. Locally, there were two break-ins at churches on Hartland Road back in June as well as at the Family Tabernacle Church of God in Unadilla. Authorities from Livingston, Washtenaw and Lenawee Counties as well as Fulton County in Ohio are comparing notes on more than a dozen break-ins, with burglars breaking into churches to steal cash and occasionally electronics. The burglaries usually take place on Sunday night or Monday morning after services have been held and collections have been taken. Livingston County Sheriff’s Detectives are looking to speak to this person of interest to assist in solving this crime. If anyone recognizes the subject in the picture please contact Detective Curt Novara at 517-540-7952 or call Crime Stoppers Michigan at 1-800-SPEAK-UP. (JK)