Man locks church door and flees inside when approached, Fitchburg MA


A man was seen inside the Congregational Church on Main Street. When approached by police, he exited, saw officers, then locked the door and ran inside the building. Police are requesting additional units and trying to find someone with a key to enter the premises.
Audio|Source: Fitchburg Police and Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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A man was seen inside the Congregational Church who just exited,
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saw us, went back here and locked the door.
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Can you send us another unit?
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Please, 1303, you copy.
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Korea, got it.
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Post-1-2-57.
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Go ahead.
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Do we have any contact for anybody that might have the key to get into this place?
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Yeah, my on that.
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Guide three to post one row, is he breaking in or do you just open up the door and walking?
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We saw him inside down at the bottom entrance in the back.
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He exited. We asked him for ID whether or not he was an employee here.
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He turned around, locked the door and ran back somewhere into the building.
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Racing.
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Officer Carroll.
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Do you have any, uh, oh I see him right here, he's in the back side, in the window here.
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Looks like he's on the phone.
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Please it.
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Location mentioned:
Main St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
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