Police arrest suspect who they say vandalized Bensonhurst church
By: News 12 Staff May 22, 2021, 11:21am Updated on: May 22, 2021
The man who allegedly vandalized a Brooklyn church was arrested Friday.
Police say Ali Alaheri, 29, is the suspect who tore down a state of Jesus Christ at Saint Athanasius in Bensonhurst.
Alaheri is also accused of tearing off an American flag hanging in front of the church and burning it.
He is charged with criminal mischief as a hate crime