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Edmonton police seek suspects as they investigate vandalism, mischief at Holy Rosary Church
By Staff
The Canadian Press
Posted October 31, 2024 2:09 pm EST
1 min read
Edmonton police say on Sept. 18, a man and a woman approached the Holy Rosary Church and damaged a security camera before an approaching vehicle startled them and they fled. On Oct. 31, 2024 they released photos of two suspects that they are trying to identify.
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Police say vandalism and mischief at a Catholic church in central Edmonton has made parishioners and neighbours feel unsafe.
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They say on Sept. 18, a man and a woman approached the Holy Rosary Church and damaged a security camera before an approaching vehicle startled them and they fled.
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Edmonton police say on Sept. 18, a man and a woman approached the Holy Rosary Church and damaged a security camera before an approaching vehicle startled them and they fled. On Oct. 31, 2024 they released photos of two suspects that they are trying to identify.
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Edmonton police say on Sept. 18, a man and a woman approached the Holy Rosary Church and damaged a security camera before an approaching vehicle startled them and they fled. On Oct. 31, 2024 they released photos of two suspects that they are trying to identify.
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Edmonton police say on Sept. 18, a man and a woman approached the Holy Rosary Church and damaged a security camera before an approaching vehicle startled them and they fled. On Oct. 31, 2024 they released photos of two suspects that they are trying to identify.
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Edmonton police say on Sept. 18, a man and a woman approached the Holy Rosary Church and damaged a security camera before an approaching vehicle startled them and they fled. On Oct. 31, 2024 they released photos of two suspects that they are trying to identify.
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Two days later, a man spray painted the church’s statue of the late Pope John Paul II with the word “burn” while another man looked on.
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On Dec. 28 of last year, a man also set fire to the church’s nativity scene, which had been crafted by a parishioner decades ago.
Holy Rosary Church in Edmonton is seen on Oct. 31, 2024.
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Police say residents of the church’s on-site rectory, as well as a nearby convent and daycare building, are feeling particularly uneasy and investigators are looking for help identifying suspects.