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\nTwo juveniles are facing charges after a burglary and vandalizing of property at St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Church in Rhodelia.<\/p>\n
\nTwo juveniles are facing charges after a burglary and vandalizing of property at St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Church in Rhodelia.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday (4\/9), deputies and detectives from the Meade County Sheriff’s Office responded to the church about a vandalism complaint. <\/p>\n
Deputies met with church staff who were able to provide video of two juvenile subjects on the property vandalizing the exterior of the buildings. Deputies entered the church building and observed extensive damage to the inside. It appeared the juveniles had dispersed several fire extinguishers inside the church and destroyed numerous religious artifacts. The juveniles spread holy oil over the floor of the building destroying the carpet and turned the cross upside down on the altar. The damage to the church and Parish Hall is estimated at this time to be well over $10,000.<\/p>\n
Detectives processed the scene at the facilities and collected numerous items of evidence. Deputies also took notice and processed additional damage to headstones at the cemetery across from St Theresa Church that were damaged the previous day. <\/p>\n
Detectives were able to identify two juvenile suspects who are in custody at this time.<\/p>\n
The suspects are being charged with Burglary in the Second Degree and Criminal Mischief in the First Degree. The investigation will be turned over to the County Attorney and Commonwealth Attorneys Office for prosecution. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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