Show Caption of By | | Marin County prosecutors have filed felony vandalism charges against five people accused of tearing down a statue outside of a San Rafael church last month, but the suspects will not face hate crime charges recommended by police.The five suspects caused at least $10,000 in damage in connection with the Oct. 12 incident at St. Raphael Catholic Church on Fifth Avenue, according to a complaint filed Thursday by the Marin County District Attorney’s Office. Under state law, vandalism is considered a felony if the damage exceeds $400.The incident occurred during an...…Show Caption of By | | Marin County prosecutors have filed felony vandalism charges against five people accused of tearing down a statue outside of a San Rafael church last month, but the suspects will not face hate crime charges recommended by police.The five suspects caused at least $10,000 in damage in connection with the Oct. 12 incident at St. Raphael Catholic Church on Fifth Avenue, according to a complaint filed Thursday by the Marin County District Attorney’s Office. Under state law, vandalism is considered a felony if the damage exceeds $400.The incident occurred during an...WW…

Indigenous Peoples Day demonstrators tore down a statue of Junipero Serra after covering it in paint at Mission San Rafael Arcángel in San Rafael on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. (Douglas Zimmerman/Special to the Marin Independent Journal)Five people accused of felony vandalism were arrested Monday for defacing and tearing down the statue of a Spanish missionary outside of St. Raphael Church in downtown San Rafael, police said.According to the San Rafael Police Department, a small group of protesters covered the statue of Junipero Serra with paint before tying straps around it and pulling it...…Indigenous Peoples Day demonstrators tore down a statue of Junipero Serra after covering it in paint at Mission San Rafael Arcángel in San Rafael on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. (Douglas Zimmerman/Special to the Marin Independent Journal)Five people accused of felony vandalism were arrested Monday for defacing and tearing down the statue of a Spanish missionary outside of St. Raphael Church in downtown San Rafael, police said.According to the San Rafael Police Department, a small group of protesters covered the statue of Junipero Serra with paint before tying straps around it and pulling it...WW…