Weekly Church Crime News 09/19/2022

(September 15) Burglars Take Tablets, Laptops From Green Bay Church

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WLUK) -- A Green Bay church was the victim of a burglary earlier this week. Officials say the suspect was caught on surveillance camera, but the motive behind the crime is still under review.

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(September 14) Delano Church Vandalism Investigation Continues As Church, Police Step Up Security

DELANO, Calif. (KERO) — Delano Police have increased patrols near a church after it was vandalized with racial slurs twice in the past few months. 23ABC spoke to the Delano police chief and the pastor of the church involved about their efforts to put a stop to these hate crimes.

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(September 14) Sheriff Investigating Death Of Elder’s Daughter At San Diego Megachurch; ‘Possible Child Abuse’

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the death of an 11-year-old adoptive daughter of an ordained elder at The Rock Church—a San Diego megachurch with a weekly attendance over 19,000, multiple sources told The Roys Report (TRR).

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(September 14) Baptist Temple Needs Help After Day Care Van Stolen, Vandalized During Overnight Break-In

SAN ANTONIO - A Southeast Side church is asking for your help after they fell victim to theft and vandalism over the weekend.

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(September 12) Moore Church Loses Its Only Van To Catalytic Converter Theft

MOORE, Okla. (KFOR) – The Blue Lakes Baptist Church owns one van, but now it’s in the shop after a recent catalytic converter theft. Surveillance cameras on the church show a man casually strolling through the church’s parking lot, heading to the van.

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(September 10) Delano PD Seeks Suspect In Hate Crime At Church

The Delano Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify and locate a suspect in a pair of hate crimes that happened at a local church. DPD officers are seeking a suspect who vandalized the New Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church at 329 Ellington St.

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(September 9) Italian Missionary Nun Killed In Mozambique

Sister Maria De Coppi, a Comboni missionary sister, was murdered by Islamist terrorists on Tuesday in Mozambique, where she had served as a missionary for nearly 60 years. The attack in which Sister Maria de Coppi, 83, was shot and killed was carried out the night of Sept. 6 in Chipene.

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(September 9) New Orleans Police Detain One Person Accused Of Firing Shots Into Church

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department is investigating after shots were fired into a church in Pontchartrain Park. The shots were fired into Bethany United Methodist Church in the 4500 block of Mendez Street Friday morning around 9:30 a.m.

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(September 9) Armed Robbery Suspect Taken Into Custody By Police At Westland Church

WESTLAND, Mich. (FOX 2) - The Michigan State Police, Wayne County Sheriff, and Detroit Police were among multiple law enforcement agencies who helped take a man into custody at a Westland church Friday afternoon.

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