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Updated 02/02/2012 03:23 PM

Police Investigate Vandalism At Brooklyn Church

By: NY1 News

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Police are on the hunt for whoever vandalized a century-old Brooklyn church.

Staff at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Williamsburg discovered the property damage just before 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.

A statue of Saint Jude was knocked over and broken, while graffiti was scrawled on a statue of the Virgin Mary holding the baby Jesus.

The vandalism comes just a few weeks after parishioners celebrated the church's 125th anniversary.

Police are treating the incident as a hate crime.

Anyone with information about the case is being asked to contact Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-577-TIPS, by texting TIP577 to CRIMES, or by going to NYPDCrimeStoppers.com.