Davis Woman Arrested in Mosque Hate Crime Vandalism Case

NORTH BAY, CA -- A woman suspected of committing a hate crime by smashing windows, damaging bicycles and leaving strips of pork on door handles at a Davis mosque last month has been found and arrested.

On Feb. 14, Davis Police officers and FBI agents served an arrest warrant for Lauren Kirk-Coehlo, a 30-year-old Davis resident and 2004 Davis High School graduate. She was taken into custody without incident and booked at the Yolo County Jail on several felony vandalism charges. Bail has been set at $1,000,000.

No other suspects are believed to be involved in the crime.

The vandalism occurred just before 4 am on Jan. 22 at the Islamic Center of Davis, located on Russell Boulevard in Davis. Security cameras recorded a female smashing several large windows, vandalizing two bicycles and then wrapping pork bacon around the mosque's door handles. The repair costs exceeded $7,000.

Authorities say that soon after the crime was reported and the surveillance footage was released, Davis police received numerous tips regarding the vandalism.

From the outset, the case was investigated as a hate crime by both the Davis Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which was called in to assist local investigative efforts.

The case has now been turned over to the Yolo County District Attorney for prosecution.

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