Four people, including three juveniles, face charges after "substantial vandalism" was found inside St. Mary of Assumption Church in Milford.

MILFORD – Police arrested four people Friday after substantial vandalism was discovered inside St. Mary of the Assumption Church on Winter Street.

Michael Clifford, 21, of 42 Pine St., Apartment B, Milford, and three unnamed juveniles were each charged with trespassing, breaking and entering, causing injury to a church over $5,000, larceny from a building, conspiracy, two counts of malicious destruction of property each, and a civil rights violation each.

According to police, the four are accused of forcing entry through an exterior door of the church early Friday morning.

Police reported ransacked offices, two destroyed “heavy duty” doors, and broken sacramental items.

Several religious artifacts were removed from their storage areas, and found “strewn throughout the church,” according to a police press release. The press release goes on to accuse the four of committing “desecrating acts against constitutional religious freedoms and protections.”

All four were arrested without incident, according to the release.

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