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Chattanooga man arrested for stealing church van

Chattanooga resident Tom Perry Bell, 58, was arrested by the Chattanooga Police Department when an officer observed the stolen Second Missionary Baptist Church van pulling out of a business on Highway 58.

Bell has been officially charged with burglary and theft over $1,000 regarding the incident at Cleveland Country Mart on Waterlevel Hwy.