FBI seeks vandals who hit Idaho LDS chapels

The FBI is seeking the public’s assistance in finding and prosecuting the person or people who vandalized several southeastern Idaho LDS chapels.

Special Agent William Facer of the FBI’s Salt Lake City office said Wednesday that the vandalism came in the form of numerous pornographic images and misspelled epithets spray-painted on church buildings at three locations in the Chubbuck, Idaho area on Nov. 6-7, 2013.

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Vandal targets pro-life sign outside Catholic church in Iowa

MISSOURI VALLEY, Iowa —The congregation at St. Patrick’s Church in Missouri Valley, Iowa, said they are angry and disappointed that someone vandalized an anti-abortion sign outside the church.

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Officials searching for vandal of three churches in Houston

Houston Police and Crime Stoppers are looking to catch a suspect they say has been involved in the vandalism of three churches in the Memorial area.

Three separate churches, Christ Memorial Lutheran,  St. Thomas Presbyterian and Emmanuel Episcopal Church have all been vandalized over the past year. The last of the incidents was reported late last month on Jan. 21.

One of the churches was only vandalized twice, while the other two have been targeted four times each. The acts range from smashing stained glass windows to knocking over statues, said Ryan Sullivan with Houston Crime Stoppers .

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Police search for vandal of LDS church

BATH, Ohio — Police are asking people for tips about some graffiti that showed up on a local church.

The number sequence “666″ and an upside-down cross were painted on the wall of the LDS Church on Revere Road in Bath.

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Religious Statues Vandalized At 2 Catholic Churches In South Jersey

VINELAND, NJ (CBS) — Police in Vineland are searching for the suspects who vandalized statues outside two churches overnight.
According to the Vineland Police Department, officers were dispatched to the Sacred Heart Church at 922 E Landis Avenue for reported criminal mischief. An investigation revealed that sometime during the night, the suspects had vandalized several religious statues on church property.
The vandals hacked off the head of a statue of the Virgin Mary. In addition, the vandals also chopped a statue of Joseph in half.

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Hunt for vandal who gouged church door

POLICE are appealing for information after the main doors of a church in Henstridge were gouged with a sharp object.

The criminal damage is believed to have taken place on Saturday, January 4, some time after 5.30pm.
PCSO Thelma Mead of Wincanton neighbourhood beat team said: “Scratch marks have appeared on the main oak doors of St Nicholas Church in Henstridge.

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MPD searches for Presbyterian Church vandal(s)

The Murray Police Department is searching for a suspect or suspects who vandalized the First Presbyterian Church before stealing money from the building.

According to MPD, officers responded at approximately 6:11 a.m. Tuesday to a reported burglary at the First Presbyterian Church at 1601 Main St. in Murray. Officers discovered that a suspect or suspects went through the building breaking and destroying items after forcibly making entry into the building.

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