Virginia police are seeking a male suspect in a break-in at former President Donald Trump‘s campaign office.
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) announced in a news release on Monday that a burglary had occurred at a “Trump for President” office in Ashburn, Virginia, on Sunday night. It was unclear what, if anything, was taken during the break-in.
“It is rare to have the office of any political campaign or party broken into,” Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman said in a statement. “We are determined to identify the suspect, investigate why it happened, and determine what may have been taken as well as what may have been left behind.”
LCSO, which was informed of the burglary around 9 p.m. Sunday, shared images of a suspect, shared from surveillance cameras. The person of interest appears to be a middle-aged white male wearing dark clothing and a dark baseball cap and was carrying a backpack at the time he entered the office.
“Anyone who believes they know the suspect, witnessed the burglary, or has any other information is asked to contact Detective Franks at 571-918-1869,” the release states.
An LCSO spokesperson told Newsweek that officers were still at the office attempting to identify “what may have been taken or left behind,” while adding that the suspect was captured on video “going through items at the location.”
Newsweek reached out for comment to the Trump campaign via email on Monday evening.
Police said that the Trump campaign office was being leased and also serves as the headquarters of Virginia’s 10th Congressional District Republican Committee.
Loudoun County, which is in the district, is largely considered safe for Democrats in presidential elections, with the Democratic candidate having won the county comfortably in each of the last four contests.
On Saturday, the Trump campaign said that internal communications and documents were stolen in a hacking incident by “foreign sources hostile to the United States.” The exact nature of the purported hack is unclear.
Days before the hack was reported, a Microsoft report said that Iran-backed hackers had targeted a high-ranking official at an unidentified U.S. presidential campaign in a June spear-phishing attack.
The Trump campaign reported the hacking following inquires from Politico, which had anonymously received emails containing what appeared to be authentic internal campaign documents.
On Monday, the FBI said that it was investigating the reported hack, although it was still unclear whether the incident was tied to the Microsoft report, according to Politico.
There have been no reports or evidence tying the Virginia Trump campaign office burglary to the hacking incident.
Late last month, drama of a different sort erupted at a Trump campaign office opening event in Georgia, where a conservative activist and a Republican state lawmaker engaged in a fistfight over a demand that only paper ballots be used in this year’s election.
