The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is looking for a vandal who allegedly tagged three Far Rockaway churches with anti-Christian graffiti in about 20 minutes just over a month ago.
The suspect was caught on camera as he approached The Refuge Church of Christ, located at 18-37 Mott St., at around 1:40 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5. He can be seen on video surveillance walking alongside a bicycle he was guiding with his right hand while he carried a Rainbow flag in his left hand. When he arrived at the church, he allegedly sprayed “anti-gay cult” on an outer wall before heading north on Mott Avenue without the bicycle, police said.
About four minutes later, he arrived at The City of Oasis Church of Deliverance at 18-75 Mott Ave., where he spray-painted anti-Christian statements on the facade of the church before heading southbound on Mott Avenue, according to the NYPD.
Approximately 15 minutes later, the vandal arrived at St. Mary’s Star of the Sea Church, located at 19-20 New Haven Ave., where he allegedly spray-painted more anti-Christian statements on the facade. He proceeded to spray-paint the faces of two religious statues on the church property before walking away, police said.
There were no injuries reported at the three churches he targeted, according to authorities.
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