Edmond, Oklahoma, Police Release Photos of Suspect Who Vandalized Crucifix

EDMOND, Oklahoma - Police here are trying to figure out who is behind a spate of criminal acts against a local religious icon.

The crucifix at St. John the Baptist Church, at 9th & Boulevard, was stolen last month. It was returned a week later, but has since been targeted, twice, by vandals; most recently, last week.

Security cameras are now giving investigators a look at the possible suspect. The images are not very clear, but do show a person who, police believe, took a marker to the crucifix twice in a week's time.

Read more at http://www.news9.com/story/27381244/edmond-police-release-photos-of-suspect-who-vandalized-crucifix

19-Year-Old Charged In Destruction Of Baptist Church In Lookout Valley

A 19-year-old has been charged in the destruction of a Baptist church in Lookout Valley over the weekend.

Chattanooga Police on Wednesday arrested Garrett Michael Belanger.

Read more at http://www.chattanoogan.com/2014/11/5/287899/19-Year-Old-Charged-In-Destruction-Of.aspx

Vandals Target New Albany Church With Spray Paint

NEW ALBANY, Ohio - Profane, blasphemous graffiti all over a New Albany church.  What may have been someone's idea of a Halloween prank is now a police matter.

Read more at http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2014/11/03/new-albany-ohio-vandals-target-new-albany-church-with-spray-paint.html

Lexington church vandalized twice in one week

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - For the the second time in less than a week, police say a vandal targeted a Lexington church and nearby cars.

James Thompson says early Saturday morning he realized two tires on his truck and his wife's car had been slashed.

"I'm almost 60 and now I have to come out here and jack my car up because someone vandalized it," said Thompson.

Police say someone also targeted Saint John Missionary Baptist Church across the street on Thurman Drive, smashing a glass door.

"It's heartbreaking because we've been here 14 years and never had anything like this happen until the last two weeks," Deacon Richard Higgins told WKYT's Mark Barber.

Higgins says last Saturday, a vandal hit their church van before damaging five other nearby vehicles.

Read more at http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Lexington-neighborhood-vandalized-twice-in-one-week-278903621.html

South Carolina: Church window broken with cinder block

WALHALLA - A Walhalla church was vandalized sometime late Tuesday or early Wednesday when a cinder block was thrown through a window.

Read more at http://www.independentmail.com/news/church-window-broken-with-cinder-block_16197088

 Also see: Deputies seek suspect in Walhalla church vandalism

Vandals make church sign offensive

HARLEM, Ga. (WRDW) - From cross to cross, clear signs this is a place of worship, but it's what was on the this sign that didn't seem very God-like.

"I didn't know anything about it until I got a call from the sheriff's department to come and they vandalized the sign, and the deputy was there when I got there," Pastor Walter P. Banks said.

The sign used to say "Come and receive a blessing."

Someone decided to change around the letters from welcoming words to racial slurs.

Read more at http://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines/Vandals-make-church-sign-offensive-278188041.html

Fingerprint leads to 8 teens charged in church vandalism

A fingerprint taken from a candy wrapper led investigators to the eight teenagers accused of vandalism at a Northeast Austin church, police said. 

Read more at http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/fingerprint-leads-to-8-teens-charged-in-church-van/nhZ9J/