Vandalism Forces Churches in Breckerfeld to Install Security Cameras

Country: Germany

Date of incident: May 18, 2013


In a Catholic church in Breckerfeld, vandals left cigarette butts on benches and in the holy water, chewing gum on the organ and broke the Easter candle. A similar incident happened to the Protestant community in Breckerfeld. Both churches are accustomed to leaving the church unlocked so that people can enter at any time to pray or visit. In order to keep out the vandals they have decided to install surveillance cameras and tighten security measures by locking the organ and the loft of the church.

Source: http://www.derwesten.de/staedte/hagen/kirchen-in-breckerfeld-wehren-sich-mit-kameras-gegen-vandalen-id7964909.html