Hours before Monday's attack police were racing to find the two teenagers who would ultimately be deemed responsible.
The president of the center says they have filed a police report and also reached out to the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
The suspect reportedly attempted to flee, but congregants were able to hold him down.
"We're not going to stand for anyone in this community to desecrate our religious institutions," says PA Senator.
The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office has charged a suspect in connection to the vandalism of a mosque in West Oak Lane.
The suspect seen on video vandalizing a mosque in Philadelphia's West Oak Lane section is now in custody, according to Philadelphia police.