Desecration of Quran in California
According to the Council on American-Islamic Relations of the Sacramento Valley, police are now investigating the incidents that occurred outside of the Islamic Center of Davis and the Masjid Annur Islamic Center.
While the Islamic Center of Davis was leading its Friday night prayers, someone drove by and threw pages torn from a Quran at the religious organization.
Just last week, on June 16, Lauren Kirk-Coehlo was sentenced to five years of probation for targeting the same mosque, destroying the building and other property and leaving bacon on door handles.
Less than 24 hours later, a citizen led Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputies to temporary fencing set up between the Masjid Annur Islamic Center and the sheriff’s department. A burned Quran filled with bacon was left hanging by handcuffs on the fence.
According to Tony Turnbull of the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, the South Sacramento incident is being investigated as a possible hate crime, Fox40 news website reported.
"We thank all the officers involved in these investigations for their prompt and professional actions in responding to these troubling incidents,” said CAIR-Sacramento Valley Executive Director Basim Elkarra. "Decisive action by law enforcement authorities sends a strong message of deterrence to anyone who contemplates turning their bigoted views into acts of intimidation.”
