Vandal Destroys Statues at Our Lady of Czestochowa – St. Casimir Church

SUNSET PARK — A person trespassed onto the grounds of Our Lady of Czestochowa – St. Casimir Church late on Nov. 12, destroying multiple statues, according to the pastor, who said the incident left him shocked and saddened. “This is the first time anything like this has ever happened at our church,” the pastor, Father Janusz Dymek, told The Tablet. The NYPD was called to the scene, and police are investigating the incident, Father Janusz Dymek said. The NYPD did not respond to The Tablet’s request for comment on the status of the investigation. The church’s security camera captured footage of a person approaching a statue of St. Joseph holding the baby Jesus inside a gated area outside of the rectory at 183 25th St., at 11:26 p.m. The person opened the gate, walked up to the statue, and knocked the heads off both figures, the video shows.

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