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Police searching for vandal who beheaded Catholic church statue

Jul 2, 2024

VIDEO: Vandal defaces statues outside Brooklyn Catholic church

Jun 12, 2024

Man charged with damaging statues worth $10k during church service

Aldo Hernandez, 26, is accused of entering the church during a service and becoming irate.

Jun 16, 2025

Vandal targets 110-year-old church statue in Queens

Nov 1, 2023

Man allegedly caught urinating on ex-wife's grave

Sep 26, 2022

Giant bronze eagle stolen from Long Island park

Dec 4, 2020

Video: Virgin Mary statue vandalized outside NYC church

Sep 16, 2020

Chicago officials, activists condemn CPD response to Columbus statue protest

Jul 18, 2020

Men who helped restore Douglass statue make amends for past

Jul 17, 2020

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Police searching for vandal who beheaded Catholic church statue

Jul 2, 2024

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Man allegedly caught urinating on ex-wife's grave

Sep 26, 2022

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Virgin Mary statue vandalized outside NYC church

Sep 16, 2020

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Men who vandalized different statue as teens, restore Douglass statue

Jul 17, 2020

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Historic statues in New York and Connecticut vandalized

Jul 6, 2020

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Historic statues vandalized in New York, Connecticut

Jul 6, 2020

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Repairs underway on Wall Street Charging Bull after vandalism

Oct 23, 2019

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Statue stolen from church, thrown in trash in Brooklyn

Feb 25, 2019

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Statue of Virgin Mary vandalized outside Queens school and seminary

The vandal spray-painted the statue with the word "idol" early Friday outside Cathedral Prep School and Seminary in Elmhurst.

Jul 13, 2020

Christopher Columbus statue beheaded in Connecticut, Frederick Douglass sculpture toppled in New York

Historical statues were found vandalized over the weekend in both Connecticut and New York.

Jul 6, 2020

Christopher Columbus statue covered with apparent red paint in Texas park

The statue was defaced with what appears to be red paint and has a sign that reads, "Rip the head from your oppressor."

Jun 11, 2020

Repairs underway on Wall Street Charging Bull after vandalism

The bull was damaged in two separate incidents, most recently by people taking part in a climate change protest. Prior to that, a man attacked the bull with a metal object.

Oct 23, 2019

Statue stolen from church, thrown in trash in Brooklyn

The video shows a man with that statue over his shoulder walking out of the St. Thomas Aquinas Church at 9th Street and 4th Avenue in Park Slope.

Feb 25, 2019