Property Crime News 11/20/2023
Nov 20, 2023(November 15) Memphis Church Set On Fire By Man On Bike, MFD Says | Memphis, Tenn.
A man on a bike peddled up to a Memphis church, broke a window, poured something inside and then set the church on fire, according to the Memphis Fire Department (MFD).
MFD said the arson happened around 7 a.m. on Monday, November 13 at the Asbury United Methodist Church on Mendenhall Road.
Video surveillance shows a man on a bike with a yellow sleeping bag roll up to the building and apparently smash the window before riding off.
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(November 15) Two Fayetteville Churches Targeted With Hate Incidents, Bomb Threats & Racist Graffiti | Fayetteville, North Carolina
Two Black churches in Fayetteville have been the targets of hate-related incidents during the past week.
One was sprayed with graffiti so vulgar that WRAL News had to blur out almost all of it. The other church was subjected to a bomb threat just before service was about to begin.
Cordelia Challenger, pastor at Greater Unity Tabernacle Christian for ther past 24 years, has some very serious security concerns.
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(November 14) DeRidder Church Broken Into, Damaged | Deridder, La.
Someone broke into a DeRidder church early Saturday morning and caused damage throughout the building, authorities said.
The church, on Rose Street, was broken into around 12:35 a.m., according to information from the DeRidder Police Department. The damage was reported around noon.
Deridder police are asking residents in the Ludington area of DeRidder to check their surveillance cameras, between midnight and 2 a.m. on Nov. 11, for any suspicious activity. The area includes Gladys Street north to Logan Street and U.S. 171 west to Hickory Creek Loop, including Pelican Road.
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(November 13) Seabrook Congregation Sifts Through Ash After Fire Destroys Church | Seabrook, S.C.
The Burton Fire District (BFD), along with other local emergency crews responded to a reported fire on Fieldfare Way, which destroyed a Seabrook church.
Around 1 a.m. Sunday morning, emergency crews received a call that stated smoke and flames were visible.
Emergency crews arrived on the scene and reported fire coming from the rear of a building.
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