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Church vandals sought by Peoria County Sheriff's Office

 Surveillance video captured two suspects who vandalized the Peoria Chinese Christian Church early Tuesday morning.
Peoria County Sheriff's Office
Surveillance video captured two suspects who vandalized the Peoria Chinese Christian Church early Tuesday morning.

The Peoria County Sheriff's Office is seeking two suspects who vandalized the Peoria Chinese Christian Church early Tuesday morning.

Sheriff Chris Watkins says the two entered the church around 3 a.m. Video footage captured by a security camera shows a suspect spraying a fire extinguisher in the church's main sanctuary, 10039 N. Garden Lane.

Watkins says he believes the pair were recording the vandalism for a social media video.

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