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4 Laurens County churches burglarized in less than week

All four of the churches were forcibly entered, according to investigators

The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after four churches were burglarized in less than a week.

According to investigator Alan Watson, the first burglary happened at Pinetucky Church in Rentz on August 8.

Watson says a guitar was stolen in that burglary.

The following day, burglars hit Calvary Church and stole a pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses and more than $300 in cash.

"We came in and saw they busted this one [door] down," pastor Bill Todd of Calvary said.

Pastor Todd says the thieves busted down every door in the church causing about $5,000 in damage. They entered the sanctuary and stole two speakers before running off with some cash.

"They went into my desk and got pretty close to $400 out of it," Todd said.

Burglars hit the Pine Level Church on August 11 and stole a drill, drum set, keyboard, sword and a DVD player.

The next day, burglars hit the Union Baptist Church and stole a flat screen TV, ukulele, acoustic guitar, DVD player, lighting system with controls and two guitars.

Watson says those items were recovered in a broken-down car not too far from the church.

"All of the churches were forcibly entered and these items were removed. We were fortunate to recover the items from a vehicle that had broken down on the roadway," Watson said.

He says the case is active and arrests are pending, but investigators are still asking the community for help.

If you have any information on the suspects, you can call 478-272-1522.

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