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Man arrested for bomb scare at two of Louisville’s biggest churches

Man arrested for bomb scare at two of Louisville’s biggest churches

By • on January 25, 2012

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) — A bomb scare sent police rushing to secure two of Louisville's largest churches. The police report indicates the suspect targeted Southeast Christian Church in the East End and Lampton Baptist Church in Old Louisville because he was upset with both of them. A random call came in to the Jeffersontown Police Department

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Church Security

NYM Priest, former Sheriff’s Department Chaplain, admits taking money from church accounts

NYM Priest, former Sheriff’s Department Chaplain, admits taking money from church accounts

By • on January 25, 2012

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) – A longtime priest in the Village of New York Mills was in Oneida County Court in Utica on Wednesday, where he admitted to taking

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Synagogue/Jewish Security

Police to search N.J. synagogues near home of suspected firebomber

Police to search N.J. synagogues near home of suspected firebomber

By • on January 25, 2012

BERGEN COUNTY — Authorities said they are planning to conduct a sweep of synagogues within a 10-mile radius of the home of a suspected firebomber

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CSI Security Alerts

FIRST NATIONWIDE TEST OF THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM

FIRST NATIONWIDE TEST OF THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM

By • on October 29, 2011

FIRST NATIONWIDE TEST OF THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM Test to Take Place November 9 at 2 p.m. EDT WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congregational Security

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Mission Trip/Missionary Security

Colombian gang apologizes for robbing suburban church group

Colombian gang apologizes for robbing suburban church group

By • on July 3, 2011

COLOMBIA— A group of west suburban students experienced an unlikely apology after they were robbed in Colombia. 16 high school students and chaperons

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Public Health

St. John Vianney Catholic Church open after Palm Sunday mystery illness

St. John Vianney Catholic Church open after Palm Sunday mystery illness

By • on April 19, 2011

ST. PETE BEACH — Holy Week services at St. John Vianney Catholic Church are continuing as scheduled this week, despite a two-hour emergency closing

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Security News

Hate crime numbers steady, nearly half motivated by racial bias, FBI reports

Hate crime numbers steady, nearly half motivated by racial bias, FBI reports

By • on November 15, 2011

WASHINGTON (CNN) – As New York authorities investigate what appears to be the nation's latest hate crime, the FBI's annual hate crime report,

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CSI News

Richardson Police Faith-Based Crime Prevention Conference – March 26 2011

Richardson Police Faith-Based Crime Prevention Conference – March 26 2011

By • on March 12, 2011

For the second year on Saturday March 26, 2011 the Richardson Police Department will be hosting a Faith-Based Crime Prevention Conference that is open

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Other Headlines

Man accused in Bergen County temple firebombings wants change of venue

HACKENSACK — The attorney for the Lodi man accused of attempted murder and aggrevated arson in connection to two synagogue firebombings in Bergen County is seeking a change of venue for the case,

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Pastor Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling from Church

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The former pastor convicted of stealing money from his church will spend more than nine years in prison. United States Attorney Edward J. Tarver today announced the sentencing of

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Torah theft suspect had done handyman work at Monticello synagogue

MONTICELLO – The Woodridge man charged with the theft of a $35,000 Torah from Landfield Avenue Synagogue had worked on several repair projects at the synagogue and had been sought for weeks for

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Tipsters, surveillance video led to arrest of Lodi man in Bergen County synagogue firebombings

PARAMUS — A Lodi teen arrested in connection with two arsons at Bergen County synagogues was apprehended late Monday after the ingredients in the Molotov cocktails he allegedly produced were tracked

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1990s church burglar back at it, police say

A man convicted in the 1990s of burglarizing and vandalizing churches and schools now faces similar charges after police linked him to an attempted break-in at First United Presbyterian Church in Tarentum

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Police: Wentzville church shooting was an accident

(KMOV)—Detectives now believe a shooting inside St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Wentzville, where one man was shot, was unintentional and the shooter came forward Sunday morning. One person

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