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Boston police arrested a man Wednesday for allegedly assaulting a woman and defacing a crucifix outside the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston.
Michael Patzelt, a 37-year-old man from Attleboro, was charged with assault and malicious destruction of property following his arrest, the Boston Police Department said in a press release.
Officers responded to a call for a “suspicious person” at the cathedral who allegedly knocked the headwear off of a female victim, police said.
Police said the suspect climbed up the crucifix and began to swing and hang from him, damaging it.
Both of the arms of Christ were broken before officers responded to the scene and arrested him.
“We appreciate the swift action by the Boston Police Department in apprehending a suspect,” Terry Donilon, a spokesman for the Boston Archdiocese, told CNA Thursday.
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Michael Patzelt, a 37-year-old man from Attleboro, was charged with assault and malicious destruction of property following his arrest, the Boston Police Department said in a press release.
Officers responded to a call for a “suspicious person” at the cathedral who allegedly knocked the headwear off of a female victim, police said.
Police said the suspect climbed up the crucifix and began to swing and hang from him, damaging it.
Both of the arms of Christ were broken before officers responded to the scene and arrested him.
“We appreciate the swift action by the Boston Police Department in apprehending a suspect,” Terry Donilon, a spokesman for the Boston Archdiocese, told CNA Thursday.
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Massachusetts Man Arrested in Assault and Vandalism Incident at Boston Cathedral
Numerous acts of vandalism against Catholic churches have occurred around the U.S. in recent months.
