{"id":166797,"date":"2026-02-06T15:16:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T15:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/166797\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T15:16:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T15:16:19","slug":"vandals-ransacked-catholic-school-in-long-beach-authorities-say-los-angeles-times-newspaper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/166797\/","title":{"rendered":"Vandals ransacked Catholic school in Long Beach, authorities say | Los Angeles Times – newspaper"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Los Angeles Times<\/p>\n

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February 05, 2026<\/p>\n

Vandals broke into a Catholic school in Long Beach, stealing church items, damaging statues and tossing the tabernacle to the ground, according to police and school officials.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0BY SUMMER LIN<\/p>\n

\"Vandals <\/p>\n

“STATUES were smashed” and sacred items strewn about, the school posted.<\/p>\n

(Courtesy of Tony Tripp)<\/p>\n

Holy Innocents School posted on Facebook that the school’s church hall was broken into and destroyed Monday.<\/p>\n

“Statues were smashed. Our sound system was ripped out. Sacred and valuable items were thrown about and damaged \u2014 as if the goal was destruction itself,” according to the post.<\/p>\n

“Whoever did this didn\u2019t just steal. They targeted.<\/p>\n

\"Los<\/a> <\/p>\n

This story is from the February 05, 2026 edition of Los Angeles Times.<\/p>\n

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