Security footage shows a suspect using a mini sledgehammer to inflict damage on the church’s windows and doors.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - A church in Fairbanks was the target of acts of vandalism on Sunday, February 18, resulting in roughly $12,000 in damages to the house of worship.
According to the Department of Public Safety, at 1:45 a.m. Sunday, Alaska State Troopers responded to what was thought to be a burglary in progress at Northstar Baptist Church on Phillips Field Road.However, security footage shows a suspect using a mini sledgehammer to inflict damage on the church’s windows and doors.
AST’s Criminal Suppression Unit worked with Fairbanks AST to identify Joshua Daniel Craft as a suspect. Craft, age 37 from Fairbanks, was arrested around 9:00 p.m. that evening, and has been taken to Fairbanks Correctional Center.AST says Craft may allegedly be involved with other crimes in the Fairbanks area, going back since October 2023.Copyright 2024 KTVF. All rights reserved.
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