“In July, the Boston Police Department said they were taking these incidents seriously. No arrests, however, have been made,” said league executive director C.J. Doyle in a weekend statement. “Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey and Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins must treat these incidents as the hate crimes and constitutional rights violations which they are.”
At St. Monica-St. Augustine, a statue of the Virgin Mary was knocked over. The same thing happened March 5 but was not reported, according to the Boston Police Department.
The department released photos of a “male suspect” captured on surveillance video.
#BPDCommunityAlert: The Boston Police Department is Seeking the Public’s Help to Identify Suspect Wanted in Connection to Recent Vandalisms at Churches in Dorchester and South Boston https://t.co/JuAYNFdEmXpic.twitter.com/E77Clz4NeA