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Bleeding suspect steals decades-old trophies from Cheney High School

This man was caught on surveillance video stealing trophies from Cheney High School on June 10, 2017. (Cheney Police Department)

Cheney police are looking for a man who broke into Cheney High School last weekend, leaving behind a trail of blood.

The crime, which happened around 11 p.m. Saturday, was captured on video surveillance. The burglar, a white man in his 20s, broke out two lights outside the gym and cut himself while doing so, according to a Cheney Police Department news release. He broke in through doors in the back of the school and removed trophies from a display case.

He then wandered around the school trying to open locked doors, leaving bloody door handles in his wake, the news release said. He stole three cup-style trophies from the early 1960s before leaving.

Anyone with information about the crime or the identity of the suspect is asked to called Capt. Rick Beghtol at (509) 498-9282.