NYPD arrests 2 people following vandalism at Catholic churches in Brooklyn, Queens

Sunday, July 9, 2023
NEW YORK (WABC) -- The NYPD arrested two people following disturbing incidents at Catholic churches in Brooklyn and Queens.

At Resurrection Church in Gerritsen Beach, a marble statue of Mary was vandalized with spray paint.
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A 37-year-old man was arrested and charged with criminal mischief as a hate crime.

At St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Astoria, a man was arrested after he allegedly entered the sanctuary and frightened the children in the youth choir.


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The Diocese of Brooklyn believes this is the same person who desecrated the church last month.

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