The hunt continued Thursday for a man caught on video stealing donation boxes from a Philadelphia mosque, police said.
On July 12, the unknown man is seen on video forcing open the back door of the Islamic Society of Greater Philadelphia Mosque just before 11 p.m., according to video surveillance.
He then opened two different donation boxes and emptied their contents. It is not clear how much money was inside.
On July 17, the suspect approached the building on a bicycle and wedged the door open in a similar manner as the incident five days prior. The man then entered the building and unsuccessfully attempted to open a safe.
Before riding off empty-handed, he drank water from a cooler just 10 minutes after entering the mosque.
The Islamic Society of Greater Philadelphia, located on Roosevelt Boulevard in Northeast Philadelphia, is just one of two mosques recently robbed.
On July 5, a man removed a donation box from the Norristown Islamic Society and then fled the scene.
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Philadelphia police are urging anyone with information to contact them at (215)-686-8477.
