Property Damage News 07/16/2023
Jul 15, 2023(July 13) Over 100 Years Up In Flames After Fire At Historic Kansas City Church | Kansas City, MO
Firefighters are investigating a fire that broke out at a Kansas City, Missouri, church.
The Mount Christian Worship Center at the corner of 36th Street and Wabash Avenue caught fire at around 5:40 a.m. Wednesday morning. Firefighters say no one was inside at the time, and no firefighters were injured.
When KMBC 9 crews arrived on the scene, flames could be seen shooting out of the building.
The worship center's pastor, Rev. Willie Thornton, says the building is likely a total loss. The building is historic, built in 1908.
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(July 10) Man Arrested For Hate Crime After Video Allegedly Shows Him Knocking Over Church Statue In Buffalo | NY
A Buffalo man is being charged with a hate crime after police say he knocked over a statue of Mary outside a North Buffalo church.
Video of the attack was released last month. It shows a suspect knocking over the statue at St. Rose of Lima Church on Parker Avenue.
Sunday night, police announced the arrest of 40-year-old Michael Manns. He is charged with Criminal Mischief designated as a Hate Crime.
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(July 10) Late-Night Fire Damages Church On City’s East Side; No Injuries Reported | San Antonio, TX
San Antonio fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire at a church on the city’s East Side late Sunday night.
The fire was called in around 11 p.m. at the Christ Redeeming Community Church in the 780 block of G Street, not far from Highway 90 and Pecan Valley Drive.
Firefighters said they arrived to find both smoke and fire showing on the backside of the building. They got a fairly quick knockdown of the fire. Firefighters are now trying to blow the smoke out from the back of the building.
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(July 10) Arson Suspect Arrested For Setting Fires At Ocala Church | Ocala, FL
A man was taken into custody on Wednesday after being accused of intentionally starting fires at an Ocala church and a residential property's laundry machine.
The suspect, identified as 43-year-old Rodney Ferguson, was observed approaching Isom Memorial Church on 1320 SW 4th St. at approximately 1 a.m. on Wednesday, according to law enforcement officials.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing Ferguson ignite the front door of the church before proceeding to SW Martin Luther King Ave.
There, he allegedly set fire to a laundry machine located on a covered patio behind a residence, as per the police department's statement.
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(July 8) Man Taken Into Custody After Allegedly Vandalizing Statue Outside Brooklyn Church | Brooklyn, NY
A man was taken into custody after allegedly vandalizing a statue outside a Brooklyn church.
It happened late Saturday morning at Resurrection Church in Gerritsen Beach.
A white marble statue of the Virgin Mary was covered with black spray paint, including what appears to be the word "fake."
Police say the suspect was taken to a local hospital for a medical evaluation.
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