A vandal was filmed trying to rip a cross from a church roof in east London. Footage was posted on social media showing a man repeatedly pulling at the wooden cross above the entrance to Chadwell Heath Baptist Church in Romford.
The man put the hood of a coat over the top of the cross and can be seen trying to pull the cross down several times and release it from its base.
Metropolitan Police said police were called at 2.40pm yesterday to the church on High Road. A man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of criminal damage.
A police spokesman said the cross had been recovered and the man was still in police custody. Chadwell Heath Baptist Church are yet to comment on the damage.
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