Overview
- In New York City, the NYPD says a group forced a locked door at the Midtown site on Saturday, threw objects, damaged property, and injured a staff member in what participants call a “speedrun.”
- In San Diego, police documented a crowd of 40 to 50 people outside a downtown church, with damage to locks and a surveillance camera reported by the church, and detectives now reviewing evidence with no arrests announced.
- The LAPD has examined at least one April incident as a possible hate crime, and the church says it has tightened access at Hollywood properties as it labels the videos organized trespass and harassment.
- The trend, which involves filming how far someone can run inside a Scientology building before being stopped, has spread from Los Angeles to cities including New York and Vancouver, where a large crowd gathered outside a site.
- Church officials and critics warn the stunts risk harm to staff and visitors, while participants chase online clout or claim to map buildings, and police across several cities continue active investigations with few arrests so far.