New Columbia church broken into twice this week

? NEW COLUMBIA ? Vandals twice broke into a New Columbia church this week, busting their way through a door, then ruining electronics by urinating on them and writing graffiti on the walls, authorities said.

State police at Milton are investigating the entries at God?s Missionary Church on Ridge Road, which are believed to have occurred late Tuesday and Wednesday nights.

Pastor Matthew Ellison discovered the first break-in Wednesday when he found a door had been damaged.

Services were held in the church Wednesday night after the mess was cleaned up. However, Ellison discovered Thursday morning that the vandals had struck again, coming in through the same door as the night before.

Nothing was stolen, but items including books and the American flag were thrown about. Water was poured over laptops, the copier, a paper shredder and other electronic equipment.

At one point, the culprits crawled into the ceiling and fell through into Ellison?s office, where they urinated all over the place, police said. The ceiling fan was ripped down as well.

There were derogatory remarks written on walls and chalkboards, Ellison said. He said he had no idea who the perpetrators could be.

Ellison estimates the damage to be more than $4,000. State police continue the investigation and ask anyone with information to call the barracks at (570) 524-2662.

Source: http://dailyitem.com/0100_news/x1614274551/New-Columbia-church-broken-into-twice-this-week

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