Bishop David Bonnar talks about the vandalism done to statues at the Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel while standing next to the damaged Saint Francis of Assissi statue Staff photo / R. Michael Semple YOUNGSTOWN — An East Palestine man is jailed in connection with more than a dozen religious statues vandalized at the Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, in what Diocese of Youngstown Bishop David Bonnar described as a senseless act. Police on Friday afternoon arrested the 20-year-old in connection with a felony count of vandalism for the early morning incident. After the damage was reported, two patrol officers recalled dealing Thursday morning with a suspicious man in two car break-ins on East Commerce Street, a short distance from the church, said Capt. Rod Foley, chief of detectives. That man was given two misdemeanor summons for taking items — including glasses, face masks, a hat and a phone charger — out of parked cars and was arraigned Friday, Foley said.