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SANTA ROSA, CA (July 29, 2008) \u2013 The pastor of children\u2019s ministries at Redwood Covenant Church<\/a> knew that the situation couldn\u2019t be good when he found the locks to the church\u2019s four large storage containers lying on the ground last week. He had no idea, however, where the discovery of the burglary would lead.
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\n\"StolenOpening the doors to each of the containers, which are like the type found on cargo ships, the theft of numerous items last Wednesday evening was obvious. \u201cI made my way through all the containers and what upset me most was that they took four of our inflatable jump houses and slides,\u201d writes Scott Peterson on his blog<\/a>. \u201cWe were missing several other big ticket items, but come on – steal jump houses from a church?\u201d<\/p>\n

The church estimated the loss to be at least $2,000. On Thursday, the Sonoma County Sheriff\u2019s Department contacted the church to say they had found some of the items while executing an unrelated arrest warrant at a local home where methamphetamines were manufactured.<\/p>\n

Peterson and others spent several hours at the house identifying their items, which deputies said they could take with them. They were rolling up one of the church\u2019s extension cords when a man in handcuffs complained to an officer, “Hey, they’re stealing my cord!” Peterson mused over the irony.<\/p>\n

Conditions inside the house were messy, but the surrounding property was disgusting, according to Peterson, who deputies had asked to check for additional stolen items. \u201cHiding in the brush were all kinds of pot plants. The estate looked like a campground. It was filled with ratty tents.\u201d Beside the tents were holes that had been dug to use as toilets.
\n\u201cI didn\u2019t find anything, but I did acquire a severe case of the heebie-jeebies,\u201d Peterson says.<\/p>\n

Later, Peterson recalled the words of one of the deputies: \u201cSomeday I\u2019m going to bring my children to a house like this and tell them, \u2018Stay in school.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n

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