Congregations are bolstering safety and security. Alarm systems, electronic entry systems, video cameras and hired security guards are the norm. "Unfortunately, churches aren't immune to security measures," said the Rev. Tom Burke of St. Paul Cathedral in Oakland, which pays plainclothes security guards to patrol the church to keep panhandlers from hassling parishioners and crooks from making off with donations, robes, artifacts or more. "You want to think you're safe, but people steal -- even in church," said Burke, whose father and brother are Pittsburgh police officers.
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| - Congregations are bolstering safety and security. Alarm systems, electronic entry systems, video cameras and hired security guards are the norm. "Unfortunately, churches aren't immune to security measures," said the Rev. Tom Burke of St. Paul Cathedral in Oakland, which pays plainclothes security guards to patrol the church to keep panhandlers from hassling parishioners and crooks from making off with donations, robes, artifacts or more. "You want to think you're safe, but people steal -- even in church," said Burke, whose father and brother are Pittsburgh police officers.
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| - Congregations are bolstering safety and security. Alarm systems, electronic entry systems, video cameras and hired security guards are the norm. "Unfortunately, churches aren't immune to security measures," said the Rev. Tom Burke of St. Paul Cathedral in Oakland, which pays plainclothes security guards to patrol the church to keep panhandlers from hassling parishioners and crooks from making off with donations, robes, artifacts or more. "You want to think you're safe, but people steal -- even in church," said Burke, whose father and brother are Pittsburgh police officers. Burke declined to say how much the parish pays to hire security guards, but said it isn't cheap. "But you can't really put a dollar amount on safety and security."
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