VANDALS STRIKE 12 A.V. CHURCHES DEPUTIES SEEK HELP IN FINDING CULPRITS.Byline: Greg GREG Great Egg Harbor National Scenic and Recreational River (US National Park Service) Botonis Staff Writer LANCASTER - Twelve Lancaster churches were struck by vandals who broke windows and spray-painted inverted inverted reverse in position, direction or order. inverted L block a pattern of local filtration anesthesia commonly used in laparotomy in the ox. crosses and other anti-Christian graffiti graffiti Form of visual communication, usually illegal, involving the unauthorized marking of public space by an individual or group. Technically the term applies to designs scratched through a layer of paint or plaster, but its meaning has been extended to other markings. on doors and walls, deputies said. The vandalism The intentional and malicious destruction of or damage to the property of another. The intentional destruction of property is popularly referred to as vandalism. It includes behavior such as breaking windows, slashing tires, spray painting a wall with graffiti, and is believed to have occurred late Wednesday night and early Thursday at locations around the city. ``I have seen vandalism incidents where they have been widespread like this but never to churches,'' said Lancaster sheriff's station Detective Brad Feehan. ``It's not an ongoing problem by any means but there have been incidents in the past.'' Investigators said Thursday afternoon that they did not know what the motivation may have been or how many vandals may have been involved. Besides the 12 churches, three residences were hit with similar vandalism, officials said. Besides spray-painting graffiti and smashing windows, the vandals broke fences and did other damage. ``They weren't located in just one area,'' Feehan said of the churches. ``They were scattered Scattered Used for listed equity securities. Unconcentrated buy or sell interest. all over town.'' Officials are asking for anyone who saw anything suspicious near the vandalized churches Wednesday night or Thursday morning to call Feehan at the Lancaster sheriff's station at (661) 948-8466. Greg Botonis, (661) 267-7802 gregory.botonis(at)dailynews.com |
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