NYPD
CORONA — An employee of a Baptist church thwarted a burglary attempt after startling the would-be thief, police said.
A man entered Mount Horeb Church, at 109-20 34th. Ave, at around 12:30 p.m. on July 19, police said.
He pried opened the door to the rear office and tried to fill a bag with items from the office, but he became startled after hearing a church worker, according to the police.
He fled without taking anything.
The suspect was last seen wearing a light-colored T-shirt with the letters 'LB' on it, and a dark-colored New Era baseball hat.
If you have any information about this incident, please call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
