Commerce church and home burglarized; police ask for leads
COMMERCE — The Commerce Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in generating leads that may help us solve two burglaries. On February 1, a residence was burglarized in the
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Wills Point Church Fire Officially Called Arson
While teams of local, state and federal authorities look at hundreds of leads in a string of church arsons, several vehicles seen near churches in recent weeks are being checked out to see if they could possibly be related to the fires. Tom Crowley, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives special agent, said investigators have determined the fire
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Metro Portland churches robbed of thousands in equipment
PORTLAND, Ore — Thieves have targeted another local seed church, stealing expensive equipment out of storage trailers, in what's becoming a frequent
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NY suspect pleads guilty to spray-painting swastikas on synagogues, weapons possession
NEW YORK – A man has pleaded guilty to charges he spray-painted swastikas and spread fliers reading "Kill All Jews" around his Brooklyn
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ATF National Response Team Activated to Investigate Church Fire in Wills Point, Texas
For Immediate Release February 4, 2010 Contact: Tom Crowley ATF Special Agent, PIO Cell: (214) 435-5226 ATF National Response Team Activated to Investigate
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Mission Trips Carry Risk
I've never seen it, but I'm told that somewhere at Princeton (N.J.) Theological Seminary, there is a wall inscribed with the names of its graduates
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Flu fears abating, church OK’s resuming rituals
As fears of the swine flu fade, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston is urging parishes to reinstitute two venerated rituals, passing the communion
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Malaysian youth held for threatening to vandalise Hindu shrine
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police have nabbed a youth who posted on a website that he was ready to vandalise a Hindu shrine at Batu Caves near here. The
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Raw Video: HPD: SWAT standoff ends in suicide at east Houston church
HOUSTON – After more than six hours, a standoff has ended with a gunman that barricaded himself in an east Houston church. SWAT finally gained entry
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Characteristics of an arsonist
LONGVIEW, TX (KLTV) – Millions of dollars in damage have been caused in the seven suspicious church fires, and that does not include countless memories now charred by the hands of an arsonist. So,
Church murder suspect’s parents charged with retaliation
YOUNGSTOWN — John Houser, 46, and Frances Cianciola, 42, parents of Jamar Houser, the suspect in the Jan. 23 murder of Angeline Fimognari at St. Dominic Church, were arrested this afternoon outside
ATF outlines investigation of Wills Point church fire
WILLS POINT (KYTX) – Similarities are starting to appear in the string of church fires around East Texas. Those similarities are being determined by more than 40 ATF agents from across the country
