Suspect arrested for stealing a church van and using it in other robberies

CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) – Bradley County investigators arrest a suspect that they were asking the public to help them identify.

He was wanted for stealing a church van from Second Missionary Baptist in Chattanooga on Wednesday.

The believed the van was used in two different burglaries in Cleveland since then.

In those cases, the suspect broke into the Fuel Mart and the Cleveland Country Mart and made off with large numbers of cigarettes in the van.

The Sheriff’s Department will release more information on the arrest, soon.