St. Cloud PD seeks help in mosque vandalism case

Published 4:47 pm Saturday, December 6, 2014

ST. CLOUD — The St. Cloud Police Department is seeking the public’s help in investigating property damage incidents at an Islamic faith centers.

Police say there have been five reported incidents from Nov. 7 through Wednesday. The damage included broken windows to an Islamic center. Some vehicles parked outside a worship center also had broken windows.

No one has been injured.

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The department is using video surveillance, extra patrols and plain clothes officers in its investigation.

Police say they haven’t determined a motive, but the number of recent incidents is troubling and won’t be tolerated.

Central Minnesota Islamic Center spokesman Mohamoud Mohamed has said repairs to windows will cost more than $1,000.