Bellevue, Washington police arrested a 31-year-old man Tuesday after he allegedly vandalized a church building, attacked a church employee, and hit a police car with a backpack crammed full of paint cans.
Windows were smashed at St. Louise Catholic Church in Bellevue, Washington, on June 28, 2022. / Courtesy of Bellevue PoliceMansfield, Mass., Jun 29, 2022 / 18:53 pm (CNA).A woman was praying alone in the perpetual adoration chapel early Tuesday morning when the wave of anti-Catholic vandalism and violence sweeping the U.S. struck St. Louise Catholic Church in Bellevue, Washington.Hearing a commotion outside, the woman ventured into the hallway. There, she confronted a masked intruder standing outside the parish center, smashing the glass front door.The person screamed profanities at the woman, who ran back into the chapel. Terrified, she locked the door behind her and called the pastor, Father Gary Zender, while hiding behind a piano."She called me on my office number just pleading for help to come and get her and rescue her," Zender told CNA. "She was scared to death."A surveillance camera captured the frightening incident on video.The footage shows a masked person
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