ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) ― Police are asking whoever's behind a string of vandalism incidents at a Cambodian Buddhist temple in Rochester to stop.
Investigators say the latest incident was Monday, when rocks, dirt and sand were put in the temple's mailbox. Twenty solar-powered lights were also taken.
Members say the mailbox has been vandalized five times in the past month, and there have also been five attempted break-ins.
Vandalism at the temple a year ago included smashed lights, yanked flowers and a cross along with "Jesus saves" spray-painted on the driveway in orange.
Olmsted County Sheriff's Sgt. Scott Behrns says the crimes are obviously motivated by bias.
Investigators say the latest incident was Monday, when rocks, dirt and sand were put in the temple's mailbox. Twenty solar-powered lights were also taken.
Members say the mailbox has been vandalized five times in the past month, and there have also been five attempted break-ins.
Vandalism at the temple a year ago included smashed lights, yanked flowers and a cross along with "Jesus saves" spray-painted on the driveway in orange.
Olmsted County Sheriff's Sgt. Scott Behrns says the crimes are obviously motivated by bias.
5 comments:
If this matter happened at a church, the Doughnuts men and women will catch a racist group quicker. Vandalism almost ten times the Doughnuts men and women catch nothing? What's an unfair?
I think it could be some body that jealousy of our religion. Most of the time is the RedNick people from what I've known.I suggestion we're should install Camera in the Temple.
Well! In this world and there are good people and there are bad people! The good come with the bad and the Ying and the Yang...day and night...hot and cold...black and white...
Now...one of the reasons these people kept vandalizing the Buddhist temple because they felt threaten, scare or hate of the religion. This is the very reason I don't believe in God anymore and I just want to be human!
Our religion is not about a God. It is more about the teaching of Buddha, Humanistic education and Community serving.
Agree with post 8:58am!! bunch of RedNeck, white trash people got jealousy or hatred...
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