Man arrested for vandalizing mosque on Florida's Space Coast
Source: Associated Press
Man arrested for vandalizing mosque on Florida's Space Coast
Updated 3:46 am, Tuesday, January 5, 2016
TITUSVILLE, Fla. (AP) A man accused of vandalizing a mosque along Florida's Space Coast, with lights and windows smashed by a machete and bacon left at the scene, has been arrested.
Officers in the city of Titusville say 35-year-old Michael Scott Wolfe was taken into custody Monday. Online jail records show he's charged with criminal mischief of a religious building.
Authorities say the suspect went to the Islamic Society of Central Florida Masjid Al-Munin Mosque Jan. 1.
Surveillance video shows the suspect entering the mosque's carport late at night when no one was there and using a machete to smash cameras, lights and windows.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Mosque-on-Florida-s-Space-Coast-vandalized-on-New-6735412.php
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Arrest made in Titusville mosque vandalism
J.D. Gallop, FLORIDA TODAY 6:37 a.m. EST January 5, 2016
Titusville Police detectives have made an arrest in connection with the New Years Day vandalism of The Islamic Society of Central Florida Masjid Al-Munin Mosque.
Michael Scott Wolfe, 35, of Titusville, was arrested Monday evening in Titusville, and charged with criminal mischief to a mosque, a third degree felony.
The evidence revealed Wolfe entered the mosque carport at 11 p.m. and destroyed property with a machete and placed raw bacon in and around the front door.
Wolfe was transported to the Brevard County Jail. He is being held on a $2,000 bail. He is expected to appear before a judge Tuesday.
More:
http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2016/01/03/titusville-mosque-vandalized-pork-products-left-front-door-police-report/78238954/
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Suspect arrested in Titusville mosque vandalism
By Joel Schipper and Jerry Hume, Team Coverage
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 05, 2016, 7:50 AM
TITUSVILLE --
A man with a long criminal past was arrested Monday night in connection with the vandalism at a Brevard County mosque, police said.
Michael Scott Wolfe, 35, of Titusville, is charged with criminal mischief to a religious building, a third-degree felony.
Investigators on Monday released surveillance footage that they say shows Wolfe entering The Islamic Society of Central Florida Masjid Al-Munin Mosque, located at 1011 S. Washington Ave., around 11 p.m. Friday.
Police say Wolfe, wearing a T-shirt and camouflage pants, pulled a machete from a bag and then used it to cause damage to the mosque. Police said several cameras, lights and windows were broken and bacon was also left by the front door of the mosque. The Quran, the holy book of Islam, prohibits Muslims from eating pork.
More:
http://www.mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2016/1/4/police_release_surve.html
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