Hidalgo County Places Of Worship Vandalized, Arrest Made

An investigation is underway with one arrested so far after a Roman Catholic church in San Juan and other places of worship were vandalized in Hidalgo County. Police say sometime late Monday or early Tuesday vandals defaced the front doors of Basilica of Our of San Juan del Valle. Satanic terms and a swastika were spraypainted on the doors. Temple Emanuel in McAllen and Shri Nanak Center and Shiv Shakti Hindu Temple in Edinburg had nearly identical markings as well. McAllen Police say a woman was arrested yesterday in connection with the Temple Emanuel case only for now.  No other details have been released in the ongoing investigation. Satanic terms and a swastika were spraypainted on the doors. 

Temple Emanuel in McAllen and Shri Nanak Center and Shiv Shakti Hindu Temple in Edinburg had nearly identical markings as well. 

McAllen Police say a woman was arrested yesterday in connection with the Temple Emanuel case only for now.  No other details have been released in the ongoing investigation


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