Galesburg Police responded to a report of a burglary just before 10:00 Sunday morning at Bethesda Baptist Church on South Whitesboro Street. Officers were directed to a south entry door that sustained damage from a break-in. A man, who is the Treasurer at the church, said his office door was forced open and the office had been rummaged through. The man told police a Smith & Wesson Model 28 handgun in the pocket of a pair of overall pants was missing. Cash and checkbooks were missing from the church safe, as well as, a fish bowl and a water jug. Two Playstation gaming systems were also taken from a closet. The incident was forwarded to GPD investigators. Police, at the time of the report, were in the process of accessing area security footage. Police are also investigating a Glock firearm stolen from a vehicle on East South Street reported the same day.
