Two small fires were set on New Year's Eve at the Somerville church, authorities said. Watch video
Police responded to a fire at Immaculate Conception Church in Somerville at approximately 11:25 p.m. on New year's Eve. (File photo) SOMERVILLE -- Authorities are investigating a pair of small fires set at Immaculate Conception Church on New Year's Eve.
At approximately 11:25 p.m., two small blazes were discovered by a parish priest in the church's sacristy, according to a press release issued Monday by the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office.
The priest quickly extinguished both fires and called Somerville police, according to the release.
Detectives from the Somerville police and the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Crime Scene Investigations and Forensic Unit are investigating the fires.
Law enforcement officials are asking anyone with information regarding the incident to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office at 908-231-7100, the Somerville Police Department at 908-725-0331, or the Somerset County Crime Stoppers' Tip Line at 1-888-577-8477 or online at www.888577tips.org or www.scpo.net and click on either "Crime Stoppers" or "TIPS HOTLINE."
All anonymous Crime Stopper tips will be kept confidential.
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