Posted on 12/09/2020 6:11:15 PM PST by marshmallow
Father Sam Lamendola of St. Joseph Parish said the church feels violated.
DERRY, Pa. (KDKA) — A Catholic church community in Westmoreland County is on edge and looking for answers after several acts of vandalism.
Father Sam Lamendola of St. Joseph Parish in Derry said there have been five break-ins at the church since Halloween. It began with broken windows, and then someone got into the church.
Someone toppled statues, broke glass, and knocked candles to the ground, Lamendola said. Police are investigating, but so far they have no solid leads.
Father Lamendola said the church feels violated.
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Security cameras aren’t that expensive any more and a lot cheaper than the vandalism.
“Father Sam Lamendola of St. Joseph Parish said the church feels violated.”
Does he have a clue yet?
If it’s not a mosque, a gay bar, or a black church that’s being vandalized, the media yawn, and the authorities hesitate to call it a hate crime.
Story does say that security will be put in place finally. I think the police can put a little more effort into investigating in a town and borough that is very small especially since the church has been specifically attacked 5 times. As the other Freeper alluded to,a Catholic Church is not high on priorities to skittish law enforcement and fake news media as TRUE religious hate crimes go.
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