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Virgin Mary statue vandalized with 'IDOL' graffiti in Queens

Statue Virgin Mary
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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – Police are searching for the person who spray-painted graffiti on a statue of the Virgin Mary in Queens.

The statue outside the Cathedral Prep School and Seminary on 92nd Street was vandalized early Friday morning, police said.


This weekend, the NYPD released a surveillance image of a suspect, who they say painted "IDOL" on the statue around 3 a.m.

"As of right now, we don't really know who, we don't know why," Father James Kuroly, rector-president of Cathedral Prep, told 1010 WINS.

"We do know that what was written, meaning 'idol,' you know, it's kind of a sad case of where we are," Kuroly said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.