Over the past two months a burglary spree, targeting eight churches in East St. Louis and Cahokia Heights, IL, as well as the local ESL post office, Walgreens, Maui Fish Market, Skate City roller rink and an attempted burglary of the Officer Funeral Home, has tested the faith and security of those affected.
And while some surveillance footage has captured some of the culprits, no arrests have been made at press time, to the dismay of pastors, business owners and citizens.
Now it’s unfortunate, but par for the course in poor communities, for businesses to be frequent targets of the criminal element…