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The Indiana Daily Student

Hacksaw found after caller's tip

The Bloomington Police Department responded to a call Wednesday morning in which the caller reported seeing an unknown man on the roof of the Islamic Center of Bloomington, the same mosque that was firebombed in July, said Sgt. David Drake, reading from the \npolice report. \nThe man who contacted the police said he saw a gray Jeep in the parking lot when visiting the mosque and heard someone running across the roof, according to the police report. The informant said he later saw a white male in his early-to-mid-20s climbing down a rope that was hanging from the roof.\nHe also said he spotted two other white men in their early-to-mid-20s, Drake said. \nOfficers could not find any signs of trespassing on the roof, such as hook marks or footprints, but said they found a hacksaw lying on the ground.\nThe case is currently under \ninvestigation.

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