CHICAGO — Someone stole $8,000 from a charity box at Pastor Corey Brooks' New Beginnings Church overnight, police said.
Brooks, an outspoken pastor known for preaching against violence, angrily denounced the burglary on Twitter Saturday.
Police said a parishioner noticed broken glass at the church Saturday morning and called police. Officers discovered someone had broken into the church, located in the 6600 block of South Michigan Avenue, overnight and stolen about $8,000 from "a charity box," said Officer Janel Sedevic, a police spokeswoman.
Police were called to the scene about 8:30 a.m. Saturday. No one is in custody.
Brooks, who has appeared in ads supporting Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner, suggested the burglary may have been politically motivated, and said he has received death threats recently.
"It's one thing to disagree with me I can deal with that but mess with my family and church is to much and over the top," he wrote on Twitter.
The last 2 days have been the worst I had to move my family to a Safe House Bcuz of death threats now last night our church got broken into
— Corey Brooks (@CoreyBBrooks) October 25, 2014It's one thing to disagree with me I can deal with that but mess with my family and church is to much and over the top
— Corey Brooks (@CoreyBBrooks) October 25, 2014The death threats and phone calls are politically motivated our church in 14 yrs has never been broke into u do the math.
— Corey Brooks (@CoreyBBrooks) October 25, 2014This message goes out to all the haters I am not going to be afraid nor am I going to back down for what I believe #ignorance
— Corey Brooks (@CoreyBBrooks) October 25, 2014For more neighborhood news, listen to DNAinfo Radio here:
