Man Arrested For Rock Attack At A Forest Hills Lutheran Church: NYPD

FOREST HILLS, QUEENS — The man who damaged a glass door at a Lutheran church in Forest Hills with a rock last week was arrested on Sunday, police said.

Juan Velez, 29, was arrested after throwing a rock at the glass door of the Grace Lutheran Church, located at 103-15 Union Turnpike, on Jan. 29 about 4 p.m., the NYPD said.

A similar event occurred at the church in December 2021, when a man also threw a rock at the same church. The church’s treasurer, Bob Wilson said the entrance was repaired a month later with plexiglass, which was damaged in January’s incident.

Velez, a Kips Bay resident, faces charges of hate crime and intent to damage property, authorities said.

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