Property Damage News 01/20/2023
Jan 22, 2023(January 19) Man Charged In Lincoln Park Church Burglary In Which At Least $9K Stolen | Chicago
A 27-year-old Chicago man has been charged after thousands of dollars were stolen from a Lincoln Park church last month. Hannibal Kerry was charged with burglary of a place of worship, criminal trespassing and possessing burglary tools.
He was arrested Wednesday in the 2200-block of North Sheffield Avenue after being identified as the person who, between Dec. 26 and 27, burglarized Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church at Webster and Sheffield avenues.
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(January 19) Damage Minimal Following Fire At St. Paul Lutheran Church In Lomira | WI
Lomira, Wi – A follow-up to the fire Wednesday night at St. Paul Lutheran Church (also known as Halfway Church) in Lomira. As WashingtonCountyInsider.com reported nine area fire departments were on scene at N9901 State Highway 175 around 9:30 p.m.
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(January 17) Truck Slams Into Church Moments After Parishioners Were Dismissed | TX
HOUSTON, TX - One person has been detained after a pastor said a truck slammed into a north Houston church just after Sunday evening services ended. The truck crashed into Calvary Pentecostal Church of God on Tidwell just before 9 p.m.
Rev. Mark Cox said there were about 15 to 20 people inside when it happened and children were outside playing.
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(January 16) Selma Church Praises God After Daycare Staff Saves 70 Kids From Deadly Tornado | Selma, AL
A congregation in Selma, Alabama, praised God and their hero daycare staff on Sunday for saving the lives of some 70 children in their care as deadly tornadoes swept through parts of the southeastern U.S. last Thursday.
Members of Crosspoint Christian Church met in the church's parking lot for worship on Sunday to give thanks. Despite the devastation of property they suffered, no one from the church community was among the nine fatalities left in the aftermath of at least 35 possible tornado touchdowns in the region.
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(January 7) Man Arrested & Charged After Setting Fires at Several Churches & Causing Property Damage | Camden County, NJ
A Deptford man has been charged with Bias Intimidation and multiple weapons offenses after setting fires and causing property damage at several churches on Friday morning.
On January 13, 2023, at approximately 7:11 a.m., Peter Sirolli, 40, of Deptford, New Jersey, is accused of setting a 10-foot cross on fire, on the lawn of the St. Patrick’s Church in Woodbury, New Jersey.
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