Montgomery County police are investigating what the department says is the second incident of anti-Semitic vandalism in Bethesda in the last month (there were two geographic locations involved in the incident last month). An anti-Jewish message was found spray-painted on the signboard outside of Walt Whitman High School at 7100 Whittier Boulevard around 8:04 AM yesterday, Saturday, December 17, 2022. No suspect has been identified yet, police say, but they are in the process of obtaining video or still camera images of any suspects from school or nearby residential surveillance cameras.
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| Police Chief Marcus Jones |
"Acts of hate and bigotry are on the rise across the country and in Montgomery County," Police Chief Marcus Jones said in a statement Saturday. "Anti-Semitism and any forms of hate/bias are not welcome in our community. The Montgomery County Police Department takes these events seriously, has coordinated with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), and continues to investigate and identify the person(s) responsible for these incidents. Officers are also actively increasing patrols to include community centers, schools and places of worship throughout the county."
And the attacks continue; "Antisemitic emails received by staff at Walt Whitman HS", yesterday.
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