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By Susan Abram, Staff Writer Detectives with the LAPD’s Hollywood station are asking for the public’s help in providing any information that will lead to the arrest of the suspect who burglarized the church at 5432 Fernwood Ave. on Dec. 22. “An unknown individual entered the Holy Transfiguration Russian Orthodox Church, gained access to the altar room and stole numerous religious artifacts,” police said in a statement. A total of 37 items were taken, police said. Photographs of the missing items include ornate crosses and chalices for communion. “The community is very upset,” said a member of the church, who gave…