Man vandalizes church, $500 reward being offered for his arrest
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A flyer featuring the suspect wanted for vandalizing a church last Wednesday in the West Side Austin neighborhood. (Photo from Greater St. John Bible Church)
CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) -
A $500 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a man who vandalized a West Side Austin neighborhood church last week.
A witness arrived to work at 8:15 a.m. Dec. 5 in the 1200 block of North Waller Avenue and saw a man in the alley cutting the phone lines to a church, police News Affairs Officer Daniel O'Brien said. The man then fled the area.
The Greater St. John Bible Church at 1256 N. Waller Ave. is offering a $500 reward and urging anyone with information to call Austin District police at (312) 744-8263.
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A flyer featuring the suspect wanted for vandalizing a church last Wednesday in the West Side Austin neighborhood. (Photo from Greater St. John Bible Church)
