FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - The Latest on vandalism at a Colorado mosque (all times local):
8:30 p.m.
Fort Collins police have arrested a suspect in connection with the vandalism at a mosque near Colorado State University.
The Coloradoan reports (https://noconow.co/2mKWQEG ) that 35-year-old Joseph Scott Giaquinto was arrested on suspicion of several charges, including a bias motivated crime.
A police spokeswoman told the newspaper that she did not have details on how police came to identify Giaquinto as the suspect.
Surveillance video from the Islamic Center of Fort Collins showed a man unsuccessfully trying to break into the mosque at about 4 a.m. Sunday.
Police say the vandalism included overturned benches and broken windows.
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2:30 p.m.
Police say they are working to identify the person who overturned benches, broke windows and threw a Bible into a mosque near Colorado State University.
The vandalism at the Islamic Center of Fort Collins before dawn Sunday, which was captured on surveillance video, is being investigated as a bias-motivated crime.
In two video clips released by police Monday, a man wearing a hoodie is shown picking up a paving stone and walking away and then kicking a door.
The vandalism prompted the center to cancel religious classes for children but has also led to an outpouring of support.
The Coloradoan reports that about 1,000 people gathered at the mosque for a rally of support organized by a rabbi Sunday evening.
Many have also been making donations online to pay for repairs and improved security.
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8 a.m.
Police are looking for a man seen throwing rocks and a Bible through the windows of a Colorado mosque.
The president of the Islamic Center of Fort Collins, Tawfik Aboellail, says surveillance video showed a man in his late 20s or early 30s trying to break into the mosque at about 4 a.m. Sunday. He says the perpetrator did not get inside.
The damage prompted the center to cancel religious classes for children but also led to an outpouring of support in the hometown of Colorado State University.
The Coloradoan reports that congregants from Plymouth Congregational Church visited after their morning service. Later about 1,000 people gathered at the mosque for a rally organized by a rabbi.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations wants the vandalism investigated as a possible hate crime.
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