By Dongyun Kwon
Another act of vandalism happened in Yarra Glen between Monday 28 October night and Tuesday 29 October morning.
Saint Paul’s Anglican Church Yarra Glen was the victim of the incident.
Churchwarden Colin Lewis couldn’t hide the feeling of distress, describing the incident as “senseless destruction”.
“It doesn’t help anybody in any way,” he said.
“The old infant welfare centre next door has been unused for a long time, and people have vandalised that in the past.
“I don’t understand why people damage property needlessly.”
A passer-by saw the scene and informed the church of the incident on Tuesday morning.
As soon as Mr Lewis heard about the incident, he reported it to police.
“We weren’t there but sometime overnight, somebody came and smashed a whole bunch of windows and a downpipe,” he said.
“It left shattered glass all over the inside of the building. Until we can get that cleaned up, the congregation that meets there won’t be able to use the building because it’s dangerous.
“They don’t appear to have tried to break in and steal anything, so it’s clearly just vandalism.”
Yarra Glen Leading Senior Constable Barry Roberts said Police are aware of the incident and are investigating this incident now.
“Between last night and this morning, unknown persons have smashed 16 windows at the Saint Paul’s Anglican Church Yarra Glen and they’ve also broken PVC downpipe around the back of the building, probably about $4000 worth of damage,” he said.
“We don’t have any suspects at this stage, but an Eyewatch request has been submitted to seek the public’s assistance.”
