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Church Security

The strange seasonality of violence: Why April is ‘the beginning of the killing season’

April’s dangerous appeal

http://www.timesdaily.com/opinion/editorials/churches-need-training-for-safety/article_fdfadd55-2844-54c1-99e2-d333a610afb6.html

http://wach.com/features/on-point/onpoint-on-wach-fox-churches-and-security-striking-the-right-balance

Church security relied on training during tense situation

ISIS Kill List Names 15,000 Christian Americans Targeted for Death

Tyler pastor verbal deescalation

http://www.tylerpaper.com/TP-News+Local/224124/pastor-calms-man-during-church-threat

Verbal descalation

http://sheepdogchurchsecurity.net/church-security-articles/calming-the-storm

Packing Heat in Church

http://www.waaytv.com/appnews/packing-heat-in-church-a-look-into-training-church-security/article_ac37247a-e280-11e6-9073-276b2163fb50.html

http://www.newschannel6now.com/story/34394332/guns-in-churches-pastors-debate-church-security

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Churches take new security measures in face of terror threats

“…a car passed by the Riverside, Calif., church, slowing down as the front passenger leaned out of his window and bellowed menacingly through a bullhorn, according to witnesses.

“Allahu Akbar!” the unidentified man repeated several times as the unnerved parents drew their infants close and exchanged worried glances.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/nov/20/nebraska-churches-bolster-security-measures-some-a/

http://www.omaha.com/living/more-places-of-worship-are-taking-precautions-including-adding-armed/article_a761edf8-e2e8-5a55-99a1-010a0735293c.html

Increase vigilance in MOW for 2 weeks following mass shooting, especially at a church.

https://asunow.asu.edu/content/researchers-find-mass-killings-school-shootings-are-contagious

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0117259

Pueblo religious leaders advised to adopt church-security plan

“Our people are our eyes and ears. They know when something is out of place..”

Violent Incidents at Churches Are Rising. 

Statistics from 2015 are the highest yet seen.  Carl Chinn (Kevin Trigueiro used to work with Carl Chinn at Focus on the Family in Colorado Springs.  He is a very credible,  detailed man.

Church security a serious issue after shootings

In SC, armed guards, armed parishioners part of response to mass shootings

Prevention: Guns ‘N Moses

Most churches are “gun-free zones” but with recent attacks at churches, businesses and schools, people have to be mindful of the dangers and prepare themselves for the possibility of violence.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/communities/sandsprings/guns-n-moses/article_4373a838-5c71-55db-9d83-12633ac75b68.html

WA Churches Step up Security in Wake of Arson

http://www.firehouse.com/news/12215108/vancouver-wa-area-churches-beef-up-security-amid-arsons

CCW

http://abcnews4.com/galleries/live-blog-2nd-day-begins-in-penalty-phase-of-roofs-trial-after-push-to-speed-up-by-judge

Training

http://www.scnow.com/news/local/article_34ed5590-d3aa-11e6-8ad4-43fa7816c828.html

Good samaritan killed

http://www.ksat.com/news/national/san-antonio-mall-robbery-leaves-good-samaritan-dead

2017: OCTOBER/Nov

Crime/Vandalism

http://www.thereflector.com/news/article_245a5034-a884-11e7-8802-f3f4ff66dd11.html

http://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/vandals-spray-paint-racial-slurs-on-kc-church/847387730

http://www.koco.com/article/vandals-break-into-metro-church-leave-chaos-behind/13095520

http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/henry-county-church-shot-up-robbed

VIDEO: Multiple Churches Broken Into in Monroe County

http://www.fox29.com/news/police-investigate-church-burglaries-in-northeast-philadelphia

http://christiannews.net/2017/10/16/air-force-service-members-accused-of-painting-satanic-graffiti-on-south-carolina-church/

http://www.dailylocal.com/general-news/20171015/man-recorded-by-infrared-security-camera-in-alleged-crime-in-caln

Disturbance/Assaults

http://katu.com/news/local/former-pastor-at-canby-church-accused-of-sexually-abusing-minor

Former teacher, church elder convicted of sexual assault

http://abcnews4.com/news/crime-news/man-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-children-at-salvation-army-church-expected-in-court

http://www.wbal.com/article/276603/3/former-church-volunteer-sentenced-for-sexually-abusing-4-year-old

http://katv.com/news/local/police-uams-employee-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-4-boys

Shots Fired

http://www.wpxi.com/news/trending-now/gunman-dressed-as-clown-kills-1-injures-7-in-nashville-church-shooting/614142893

http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-tampa/seminole-heights-baptist-church-taking-security-measures-while-police-search-for-killer

http://www.kwtx.com/content/news/One-person-critical-another-stable-after-shooting-near-church-452001243.html

http://www.ktnv.com/news/police-investigating-fatal-shooting-near-eastern-bonanza

http://wwmt.com/news/local/man-shot-in-foot-in-church-parking-lot

Man shot to death in Las Vegas as he arrives for church

Vigilance

http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/nov/12/county-worker-jailed-in-rape-case-20171/

http://abc30.com/former-madera-police-dispatcher-arrested-on-suspicion-of-sexual-assault-and-child-porn-/2571834/

church fights back against abuse charges http://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article181358466.html

http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/king-county-megachurch-accused-of-sexual-harassment-in-lawsuit/631178864

http://www.kltv.com/story/36643433/lindale-church-youth-director-arrested-on-sexual-assault-charge

     http://www.tylerpaper.com/TP-News+Local/307864/lindale-clergyman-arrested-for-sexual-assault

http://abc7chicago.com/unholy-abuse-well-known-minister-guilty-in-teen-sex-case/2553704/

https://www.wthr.com/article/rushville-pastor-arrested-for-molesting-young-girls

http://www.wowt.com/content/news/Former-Omaha-youth-pastor-jailed-for-sexual-assault-of-a-child–451336683.html

2017: SEPTEMBER

Narc Anon mtg in church…man followed into bathroom and sexually assaulted

http://www.kttc.com/story/36292581/2017/09/Tuesday/1-man-arrested-after-he-followed-woman-into-church-bathroom-and-sexually-assaulted-her-police-say

Kidnapping, then sexually assaulted in church parking lot

http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/278661435-story

http://www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/15508766.Keighley_church_minister_is_found_guilty_of_sex_offences/

http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/36260601/anderson-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-sexually-abusing-children-on-camping-trips-to-nc-mountains

Naked brothers break into Greg Laurie’s church

http://www.ocregister.com/2017/08/30/reports-2-men-arrested-after-standoff-at-irvine-church/

Hamilton church mentor jailed for sex with 13-year-old

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11916905

http://www.roanoke.com/news/crime/roanoke/judge-certifies-sexual-assault-charges-against-roanoke-pastor/article_d82e2109-03d9-5eab-b3c6-1f28df588c41.html

http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/judge-rules-good-cause-to-open-files-on-ex-priests/article_52a34577-51b1-5593-8e00-e0ccccec8a83.html

http://www.kvue.com/news/local/swat-team-called-in-following-shooting-outside-east-austin-church/470883367

Pastor’s widow murdered, body found in church

http://www.kentucky.com/news/business/article169407392.html 

http://www.somerset-kentucky.com/news/bell-spent-years-in-prison-for-shooting-his-father-to/article_d21c2526-8e9e-11e7-b4ed-3fa84fd7dc1f.html

2017: AUGUST 2017

http://www.startribune.com/man-charged-with-felony-arson-for-allegedly-setting-blaze-at-church-of-scientology/420272783/

http://www.burnettcountysentinel.com/crime/man-pleads-not-guilty-to-sexual-assault-charge/article_c14e51b6-8385-11e7-918b-eb95d0404703.html

http://www.krgv.com/story/36143372/police-investigating-series-of-burglaries-in-mercedes-churches

http://www.wfmz.com/news/lehigh-valley/local-religious-leaders-talk-safety-with-homeland-security/605277844

http://www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/15472762.Woman_tells_jury_she_was_raped_by_Keighley_pastor_from___39_freaky_church__39_/?ref=rss

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-15/gerald-ridsdale-abused-girl-on-church-altar-court-told/8808606

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/14/two-slain-outside-south-austin-church-during-services/

http://abc7chicago.com/2-fatally-shot-outside-west-side-church-idd/2306101/

http://www.fox13memphis.com/top-stories/police-called-to-shooting-at-memphis-church-/591416272

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/14/man-pulls-gun-at-church-during-self-defense-argument.html

http://abc7chicago.com/2-fatally-shot-outside-west-side-church-idd/2306101/

http://www.tauntongazette.com/news/20170811/rehoboth-man-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-as-many-as-seven-children

http://www.11alive.com/news/local/alpharetta/fugitive-nabbed-after-carjacking-victim-outside-alpharetta-church/463825891

http://newjersey.news12.com/story/36063065/police-seek-to-id-man-accused-in-sex-assault-of-83-year-old-woman

http://news3lv.com/news/local/naked-man-shot-by-officers-surprises-students-taking-tests-in-nearby-church

http://www.kltv.com/story/36044064/tyler-police-responding-to-shots-fired-at-a-church

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/31/church-elders-to-blind-woman-with-service-dog-move-to-the-back-of-the-pews/

http://kmph.com/news/local/fresno-police-ask-for-help-following-church-theft

Fake churches on the rise

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article164753172.html

http://www.westword.com/marijuana/international-church-of-cannabis-stung-by-undercover-denver-police-on-4-20-9275171

2017: JULY 2017

http://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/five-burglaries-at-one-san-antonio-church

http://komonews.com/news/local/church-volunteers-employees-find-human-remains-in-federal-way

Church Security Law

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Churches-Prepare-for-Security-Changes-Under-New-Law-437496013.html

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/New-Law-Will-Soon-Allow-Churches-To-Provide-Their-Own-Armed-Security-Teams–436608003.html

http://www.ktxs.com/news/hawley-baptist-church-wants-to-build-shooting-range/592936276

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/18/police-shots-fired-outside-funeral-service-at-chur/

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-pn-delray-beach-fatal-shooting-20170718-story.html

http://www.koco.com/article/man-charged-in-string-of-metro-church-burglaries/10320644

http://www.newsandtribune.com/news/suspects-sought-in-sunday-church-break-ins-in-harrison-county/article_d3dd0f04-6b41-11e7-b9c9-9f5cbb2968ab.html

https://www1.cbn.com/globallane/archive/2017/07/18/pastor-murdered-in-the-worlds-largest-democracy

http://fox8.com/2017/07/17/suspect-arrested-in-shooting-death-of-lorain-man-after-church/

http://www.dothaneagle.com/news/crime_court/man-shot-and-killed-during-dothan-church-burglary/article_f4d06602-6b00-11e7-8315-43aafbe29f96.html

https://drudgenow.com/article/?n=0&s=2&c=1&pn=Anonymous&u=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/07/12/queens-sexual-assault/

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/queens-group-home-staffer-led-cops-4-sex-assault-suspects-article-1.3326728

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/catholicnews/2017/07/security-footage-shows-man-threatening-to-kill-nun-in-a-brooklyn-church/

http://www.kens5.com/news/local/pastor-says-northeast-side-church-vandalized-burgalirized-several-times/456157360

2017: JUNE 2017

concealed carry stops knife attack

http://wspa.com/2017/06/29/man-holds-suspect-with-knife-at-gunpoint-outside-church-service/

http://www.pe.com/2017/07/02/what-community-police-are-doing-after-report-of-church-parking-lot-assault/

Service vs comfort animals

http://www.kltv.com/story/35764484/woman-claims-she-was-denied-entry-into-ark-encounter-because-they-didnt-know-she-was-disabled

http://www.abc17news.com/news/centralia-man-charged-accused-of-assaulting-officers-in-a-church/553531012

http://abc13.com/news/woman-and-son-targeted-by-robber-in-church-parking-lot/2151264/

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/man-armed-two-knives-threatens-stab-brixton-church-security-guard-1610130

http://www.wsaz.com/content/news/Burglars-break-into-Huntington-church-twice-this-week-428732023.html

Times Square Church

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/manhattan/man-nabbed-busting-nyc-church-vowing-kill-christians-article-1.3210516

http://fox17.com/news/local/police-man-strips-naked-in-nashville-church-chased-by-pastor

http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/06/10/police-call-shooting-of-religious-statute-at-east-bay-church-a-hate-crime/

chokehold controversy

http://abc13.com/news/when-does-self-defense-turn-criminal-experts-weigh-in/2068968/

http://newsdemocratleader.com/news/9771/two-indicted-from-church-parking-lot-shooting

http://www.kob.com/albuquerque-news/two-dead-after-overnight-shooting-at-abq-church-apd-crime/4503013/

church security protection

http://fox4kc.com/2017/06/02/firm-helping-kansas-city-churches-secure-their-sanctuaries/

deescalation

https://youtu.be/ONo203FATwM

http://www.drc-group.com/project/jitt.html

2017: May 2017

http://ktul.com/news/local/thieves-hit-church-for-second-time-steal-thousands-in-equipment

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/tennessee/articles/2017-05-28/man-drowns-after-vehicle-drives-into-tennessee-lake

http://www.abc2news.com/news/crime-checker/baltimore-city-crime/police-respond-to-officer-involved-shooting-in-west-baltimore

http://6abc.com/news/8-dead-in-shooting-rampage-in-mississippi/2047015/

Church not taking action on previous assault charges?

http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/35489476/bartlett-church-silent-on-prior-complaints-of-man-charged-with-sexual-battery

http://www.kshb.com/news/crime/greeter-injured-in-shooting-at-kc-church

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/iowa/articles/2017-05-21/man-found-dead-in-iowa-church-parking-lot-after-shooting

http://newsdemocratleader.com/news/9587/shooting-case-headed-to-grand-jury

http://siouxcityjournal.com/lifestyles/local/little-danish-church-shored-up-against-vandals/article_6bb96837-2ebb-5c73-ac20-03d0f8895025.html

http://www.wifr.com/content/news/Church-participates-in-active-shooter-training-423060804.html

http://wivb.com/2017/05/18/rev-pridgen-releases-security-footage-of-break-in-at-church/

http://www.ncnewsonline.com/news/woman-accused-in-church-threat-skips-hearing-warrant-issued/article_43806612-3c03-11e7-a4d1-47e0be9fe199.html

http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/crime–law/call-fatal-springfield-shooting-details-sister-finding-victim/6P2V4dUObtaoGXXG4aPDhP/

http://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/crime/2017/05/20/man-charged-sexual-battery-bartlett-church/334595001/

http://www.ncnewsonline.com/news/local_news/woman-accused-of-threats-against-church-member/article_22e5c998-5b76-5459-b01b-822e8e50622f.html

http://www.wbko.com/content/news/Auburn-local-stunned-over-Thursday-nights-shooting-422138573.html

security in churches

http://www.wlwt.com/article/guns-in-church-armed-security-more-commonplace-in-houses-of-worship/9622289

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/massachusetts/articles/2017-05-03/suspect-in-fatal-easter-sunday-shooting-apprehended

http://fox2now.com/2017/04/27/shootout-outside-north-city-church-bullet-goes-through-front-window/

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-29/hillsong-security-guard-knocked-out-during-waterloo-assault/8482412

http://www.9news.com.au/national/2017/04/29/08/50/security-guard-coward-punched-during-brawl-outside-hillsong

suspect found hiding under church

https://timesleader.com/crime/654949/police-searching-for-hazleton-shooting-suspects-in-ashley

http://www.carmichaeltimes.com/articles/2017/0427-Celebration-Church-Battling-Threats/index.php?ID=3546

2017: APRIL 2017

http://wiat.com/2017/04/21/birmingham-teen-charged-in-center-point-church-carnival-shooting/

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/california/Reports-Multiple-People-Shot-Near-Downtown-Fresno-419747163.html

http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/16/us/alabama-carnival-shooting/

http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2017/04/multiple_people_shot_at_cathed.html

http://kfdm.com/news/local/special-report-some-believe-texas-law-stands-in-way-of-church-security

http://www.wbbjtv.com/2017/04/08/church-members-get-trained-to-protect-their-congregation/

http://www.military-technologies.net/2017/04/09/texas-church-security-surveillance-bible-focused-training-scheme-launched/

http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/crime/2017/04/05/man-pleads-guilty-rape-murder-church-worker/100085998/

http://abc7.com/news/2-dead-after-car-strikes-multiple-pedestrians-in-chino-church-parking-lot/1854436/

http://www.ydr.com/story/news/2017/04/03/hanover-man-tests-handgun-attic-shoots-church/99867890/

http://www.register-herald.com/news/beckley-man-kills-good-samaritan-takes-his-own-life-inside/article_61e99701-dbec-5928-b33d-9b53a53ac4c3.html

http://www.kspr.com/content/news/Man-ends-standoff-by-killing-himself-outside-Nixa-church-417098113.html

http://sheepdogchurchsecurity.net/church-security-articles/seeing-the-risk

http://sheepdogchurchsecurity.net/verbal-de-escalation.html

2017: MARCH

women steal items from jackets at church

http://cjme.com/article/1213948/regina-church-president-says-service-target-robbery

man found shot in car near church

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2017/03/27/car-crashes-into-montebello-church-parking-lot-driver-unresponsive/

man kills self after standoff near church

http://www.ky3.com/content/news/Man-kills-himself-after-hours-long-standoff-near-Nixa-church-417094623.html

pastor fatally stabbed

http://www.thecalifornian.com/story/news/my-safety/2017/03/15/salinas-pastor-fatally-stabbed-parishioner-arrested/99210792/

shooting victim dropped off at church

http://thecabin.net/news/local/crime/2017-03-17/authorities-investigating-guy-shooting-incident

man with knife in chruch

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-brandishing-knives-bursts-church-9980917

http://www.wbrz.com/news/community-holds-march-against-violence-folowing-fatal-shooting/

http://www.news4jax.com/news/florida/st-johns-county/st-augustine/2-arrested-after-shots-fired-in-west-st-augustine

across from a church

http://wtvr.com/2017/03/03/westover-avenue-homicide/ 

cleaning woman at a church shot

multi state crime spree

http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/03/03/authorities-release-911-call-from-multi-state-crime-spree/   

shot in front of church

http://kron4.com/2017/03/04/four-people-shot-outside-sacramento-church-function/

bill: armed in church

http://www.wvtm13.com/article/bill-allowing-armed-security-at-churches-being-debated-in-montgomery/9087819

teen slain in front of church

http://www.wral.com/slain-teen-found-outside-kinston-church/16561600/

combat violence in church

http://ksn.com/2017/03/03/local-churches-train-to-combat-violence-in-places-of-worship/

http://www.wfmj.com/story/34661083/valley-churches-learning-how-to-stop-intruders

http://www.vindy.com/news/2017/mar/02/new-bethel-baptist-church-hosts-security-seminar-f/?nw

http://www.courier-tribune.com/lifestyle/20170302/safe-and-secure-from-all-alarms

Shooting near church

http://www.dailyprogress.com/man-pleads-not-guilty-to-shooting-man-in-head-near/article_8cbd4b46-bafa-5b03-bb3e-5911a50e0354.html

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/02/27/manhunt-launched-for-mississippi-man-eyed-in-3-shootings-2-deaths.html

http://www.trunews.com/article/shooting-at-church-group-super-bowl-partyhttp://www.progress-index.com/news/20170130/man-shot-outside-petersburg-church

http://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/news/main-news/police-argument-led-to-shooting-in-abilene-church-parking-lot/654522399

Church breakins/vandalism

Tyler church robberies  – http://www.kltv.com/story/34623890/suspect-in-tyler-church-burglaries-arrested

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/on-air/as-seen-on/Security-Camera-Church-Vandal_Los-Angeles-414869533.html

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2017/02/27/churches-increase-security-after-robberies-newburyport/

http://www.leadertelegram.com/News/Front-Page/2016/11/30/Five-area-churches-hit-with-break-ins.html

Church Arson

http://www.wcpo.com/news/crime/teen-charged-with-arson-in-fire-at-middletowns-tytus-avenue-first-church-of-god

Pastor subdues gunman

Pastor hailed as hero after getting shot while trying to subdue church gunman

Intruder caught on camera in KC church

Fort Pierce church arson caught on video leads to arrest of suspect

Man accused of shooting girlfriend outside church to stand trial

Chaos erupts in Detroit church after protests during service

Men accused of trying to burglarize Waynesboro Korean Baptist Church

Thieves steal thousands of dollars of equipment from church

Man injured in shooting outside Gresham church

Police: Son, ‘moved by the message,’ sought to kill father in church

POLICE: HUSBAND, WIFE DEAD IN MURDER-SUICIDE OUTSIDE CHURCH ON WEST SIDE

http://abc7chicago.com/news/husband-wife-dead-in-murder-suicide-outside-church-on-west-side/1451304/

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-shootings-violence-20160731-story.html

Police: Man shoots father at Baltimore church  –  Shooting took place during funeral reception. Brother of deceased shot his own father.

http://www.wbaltv.com/news/baltimore-police-investigate-shooting-at-church/39941640

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/bs-md-ci-church-shooting-20160607-story.html

Woman accidentally shot in the leg at Phoenix church

http://www.christiandaily.com/article/woman-accidentally-shot-in-the-leg-at-phoenix-church-days-after-arizona-governor-signs-pro-gun-bills/52724.htm

Worship Leader killed: Murderer Finally Convicted After Attacking Creflo Dollar’s Church

A jury convicted a former World Changers employee after he opened fire on Creflo Dollar’s church and killed a worship leader.

http://www.charismanews.com/us/57238-murderer-finally-convicted-after-attacking-creflo-dollar-s-church

May 22, 2016: Mexican Hitmen Raid Church amid Increasing Drug War Violence

Violence in Mexico has seen a sharp increase since President Enrique Peña Nieto took office in 2012, and murder rates have also risen in states where it wasn’t an issue before, but Colima and Veracruz are on the top of the list, as in the latter, at least eight people were killed, while one was pulled from a church, local news outlets reported Sunday.  

http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Mexican-Drug-War-Knows-No-Boundaries-Hitmen-Raid-Church-20160522-0041.html

1 Injured: May 20, 2016

Dorchester man arraigned in shooting outside church

BOSTON: A 52-year-old grandmother had just left a family prayer service at a Dorchester church last Friday evening, and got into the front seat of her son’s car. Then bullets started flying.

One pierced the windshield and grazed her forehead, as her grandson sat in the back seat.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/2016/05/20/dorchester-man-arraigned-shooting-outside-church/R6i4mYp4QlM7F7JtuFsDTI/story.html

1 Injured: May 19, 2016

Grand jury indicts woman in Kalihi church shooting of ex-boyfriend

OAHU: A 59-year-old Palama woman was indicted by an Oahu grand jury Wednesday for allegedly shooting her former boyfriend in the back at a Kalihi church just after the man had been baptized.

http://www.staradvertiser.com/breaking-news/grand-jury-indicts-woman-in-kalihi-church-shooting-of-ex-boyfriend/

2 Injured: SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2016

MILWAUKEE — Two men were shot during an altercation at the Greater Mt. Sinai Church located near N. 60th and Custer Avenue on Saturday, April 30th. Police say as attendees were leaving the church, an altercation occurred during which a 29-year-old Milwaukee man was shot.

http://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/emergency-crews-respond-to-milwaukee-church-shooting

Two men shot following funeral service at Greater Mt. Sinai Church in Milwaukee

http://fox6now.com/2016/04/30/breaking-milwaukee-police-respond-to-shooting-at-greater-mt-sinai-church/

1 Killed: MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2016

NORTH WALES, Pa. –  Authorities say a dispute between two members of a suburban Philadelphia church during a Sunday worship service ended with one person shooting and killing the other. Both men involved were church members, and the incident occurred in an aisle between the front and back sections of the congregation’s worship center, and the shooting took place as worshipers sang a hymn.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/04/25/argument-leads-to-deadly-shooting-at-pennsylvania-church.html

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/04/24/one-dead-and-one-cooperating-after-pennsylvania-church-shooting/

http://www.christiantoday.com/article/pennsylvania.church.shooting.suspect.in.killing.of.man.over.pew.seat.charged.with.manslaughter/85211.htm

FOLLOW UP:

http://www.dailyprogress.com/manslaughter-trial-opens-for-man-in-church-shooting-death/article_d714d835-2637-5a10-aeaf-6bc59529f269.html

http://www.timesherald.com/general-news/20161102/montgomery-township-church-shooter-testifies-he-was-afraid-for-his-life

http://6abc.com/news/montco-church-member-charged-in-fatal-shooting/1313599/

3 Killed: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20TH 2016

Blount County, TN – The gunman in Tuesday’s shooting and chase in Blount County is also linked to a church fire. ABC 33/40 confirmed Daniel Blackmon is a person of interest in the April 10 fire at Cedar Grove Baptist.

http://abc3340.com/news/local/blount-county-shooting-suspect-identified

1 KILLED: Volunteer Prayer leader shot 12 times during service

Witnesses say Palmer (suspect) had been pacing back and forth during the prayer service but stopped as he approached the front of the chapel. Palmer began shooting when he reached the pulpit and continued to shoot McDowell once he’d fallen to the floor, witnesses told police. An investigation revealed McDowell was shot 12 times, including one bullet that went through his heart and caused profuse bleeding.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/floyd-palmer-ga-megachurch-shooting-suspect-to-face-murder-trial/

Pastor  Shot: March 8, 2016

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – North Idaho pastor shot.  Gunman had been at the church for hours before the shooting on Sunday. They are still searching for a motive of shooting of a local pastor on Sunday. The pastor received multiple gunshots, but survived.

http://www.krem.com/news/local/kootenai-county/police-search-for-n-idaho-church-shooting-suspect/70827424

3 Wounded at Church Funeral

NEW JERSEY: Trenton brothers admit targeting city man at Galilee Baptist Church shooting. Brothers Samuel and Samier Vincent, both of Trenton, admitted they fired into a crowd of mourners gathered at Galilee Baptist Church on April 22, 2014, for the funeral of 19-year-old Cagney Roberts. Three people were wounded in the melee, targeting unnamed North Trenton gang members.
http://www.trentonian.com/article/TT/20160510/NEWS/160519983

Crimes and Assaults by Church workers

http://www.kltv.com/story/36643433/lindale-church-youth-director-arrested-on-sexual-assault-charge

     http://www.tylerpaper.com/TP-News+Local/307864/lindale-clergyman-arrested-for-sexual-assault

http://abc7chicago.com/unholy-abuse-well-known-minister-guilty-in-teen-sex-case/2553704/

https://www.wthr.com/article/rushville-pastor-arrested-for-molesting-young-girls

http://www.wowt.com/content/news/Former-Omaha-youth-pastor-jailed-for-sexual-assault-of-a-child–451336683.html

http://abc13.com/youth-pastor-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-congregant/2550253/
http://www.wmur.com/article/derry-police-charge-church-employee-with-attempted-sexual-assault/13051623
 
http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/criminal/former-odessa-youth-pastor-gets-10-years-for-sex-with-girl-from-church/2339195
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/09/goshen_church_official_faces_a.html
http://fox59.com/2017/09/29/rushville-police-serve-warrant-at-church-amid-sexual-assault-allegations/
https://www.news4jax.com/news/former-choir-director-accused-of-sexual-battery
http://www.the-dispatch.com/news/20170908/former-pastor-arrested-for-sexual-abuse-of-four-children
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/church-warden-school-governor-jailed-11134468
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2017-09-08-church-leader-accused-of-luring-teens-in-online-photo-scam/

Vigilance youth leader among those arrested

http://wjhl.com/2017/08/15/tbi-kingsport-police-investigate-human-trafficking-details-revealed-at-news-conference-today/

http://us.blastingnews.com/news/2017/08/priest-released-one-day-after-being-charged-for-the-assault-of-a-minor-001920289.html

http://www.wxyz.com/news/region/st-clair-county/woman-says-pastor-sexually-assaulted-her-during-anointing-ritual

http://www.news9.com/story/36119204/former-the-village-church-worker-facing-seven-charges

vigilance…former worship leader arrested…

http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2017/7/13/former_lecanto_churc.html

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/07/florida-pastor-busted-with-over-350000-pictures-and-videos-of-underage-girls-performing-s-acts-sheriff/

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-15/gerald-ridsdale-abused-girl-on-church-altar-court-told/8808606

http://www.nhregister.com/connecticut/article/Sex-assault-case-against-Rabbi-Greer-of-New-11818330.php#photo-13749821

http://www.kristv.com/story/35653515/austin-pastor-arrested-in-connection-with-nueces-co-child-sex-assault-case

associate pastor arrested

http://www.wistv.com/story/35561328/church-members-shocked-by-associate-pastors-arrest-in-connection-to-fatal-shooting

church worker arrested

http://www.christianpost.com/news/saddleback-church-youth-mentor-arrested-for-lewd-acts-with-teen-boys-church-shocked-and-grieved-185536/#.WS2smRkpylc.email

church member arrested 

http://www.fox13memphis.com/top-stories/member-of-bartlett-church-arrested-for-sexual-battery/526695473

Daycare Worker sexually assaults 3 yr old

Christopher Santos arrest: Buckeye youth pastor arrested after recording girl in dressing room

Lexington Church Employee Arrested, Charged With Rape

Church worker & Oak Grove assistant teacher arrested for sexual battery

Church volunteer arrested on child molestation charges

Montgomery church employee arrested for sexual torture and child abuse

Worker at Madison church arrested on child porn charges

Trial begins for church employee arrested for child molestation

Alabama church worker arrested on child porn charges

FORMER CHURCH WORKER ARRESTED FOR CREDIT CARD FRAUD

CARUTHERS ELEM TEACHER, NORTHPOINTE CHURCH WORKER, ARRESTED ON CHILD PORN CHARGES