More Scandal from America's Number One Bible College Well, if you go by what the following news article says, the administration of Hyles-Anderson college got a confession of burglary from three male students, sent the students out of state, then contacted the victims of the burglaries through their lawyer to make restitution, thus side-stepping the police. The victims were the ones who notified the police, and the police have discovered that the three suspects were out of state. The article follows:

Cops seek college help in solving crime
Former Hyles Anderson students are believed responsible for three burglaries
BY DEBORAH LAVERTY
Times Staff Writer
Hyles Anderson College officials may hold the key to solving three residential burglaries police believe were committed by three of the school's former students.

Merrillville police Operations Commander Mark Gregoline said Tuesday that police in Merrillville, Schererville and Lake County were tipped to the Hyles Anderson connection by the residents whose houses were burglarized in late January and early February.

He said investigators have learned the three men, all Hyles Anderson students at the time, met with college officials concerning the burglaries.

Mark Crockett, a Hyles Anderson College spokesman, referred calls to the office of Co-President Ray Young, who did not return a call for comment.

Gregoline said he understands all three students have left the school. Two have returned to homes in Ohio and West Virginia; the third has entered a church-sponsored rehabilitation center in Illinois.

No charges have been filed because police don't have all the particulars of the burglaries and have spoken to the college attorney, but not college officials, Gregoline said.

"We've never interviewed the young men," he said.

He said the attorney was the one who contacted the victims and told them the stolen items were located in a mobile home in Gary.

Gregoline said most of the stolen items, including electronics, jewelry and appliances, have been recovered.

But police from the three departments still need information from college officials to determine how they learned of the burglaries.

"We are waiting to get more information from the attorney and church officials. They've (been) given a time frame and not met it," Merrillville police Detective James Regan said.

Appliances and tools valued at $6,000 were taken during a Jan. 25 burglary at a recently built home in the 5700 block of Wild Rose Drive in Schererville.

The Merrillville burglary was reported Jan. 25 by residents in the 3800 block of West 89th Court. Electronics, jewelry and a firearm were stolen, and the homeowner, who is living in Florida and selling the house, was notified by a Realtor.

Electronic equipment valued at approximately $800 was taken during the third burglary in the 7000 block of West 87th Avenue.