Vandals damage LDS meetinghouse under construction in Santaquin

On the night of 28–29 September 2026, vandals entered a new meetinghouse under construction for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints near Sageberry Drive in Santaquin, Utah, rode electric motorcycles inside, and caused about $5,000 in damage to carpet and other interior finishes. A trail camera placed after a prior vandalism the previous week was stolen. Santaquin Police (Lt. Mike Wall) said the suspects appear to be juveniles who found a way in without a forced break-in; investigators asked the public for tips and said they want to educate the kids and their parents and arrange remedy for the damage. KUTV reported 29 September 2026; workers installed replacement trail cameras on Tuesday.

Coordinates are the Nominatim road pin for Sageberry Drive, Santaquin, Utah County, Utah (39.9508293, −111.8185707); Nominatim returned no place_of_worship pin for this construction site. Theft of the trail camera mapped under incidentType vandalism with the interior damage. occurredOn is 28 September 2026 (overnight into 29 September discovery/reporting). Distinct from fairview-lds-temple-vandalism-2026.