These are some of the crimes committed against congregations reported today in North America:
The Church of God in Aylmer, ON in has been hit by vandals four times in the past month according to a report from The London Free Press.
KSNB Television is reporting that trial set to begin for a Nebraska man accused of setting a church on fire in Buffalo County, Nebraska.
A Sacramento, California man was arrested for arson after setting a church on fire in Glenn County, California according to a press release from the sheriff’s office.
Unknown criminals damaged the marquee at Macedonia AME Church in Carrollton, Virginia according to The Smithfield Times.
A cathedral in Ohio was vandalized with graffiti stating, “Jesus is Black” according to the Catholic News Agency.
A Toledo, Ohio police officer and a church arson suspect were both killed in a standoff this week according to WTOL television. A sheriff’s deputy was also killed according to NBC News.