Two juvenile suspects, age 16 and age 17, were arrested last week by Montgomery County Police and charged with three incidents of vandalism that occurred between April 18-21:
Montgomery Child Care Association, 11614 Seven Locks Road – a swastika and “All Jews Burn” was drawn on two buses.
Young Israel of Potomac, 11618 Seven Locks Road – a swastika was drawn on the synagogue sign.
Residence in 11100 block of Old Coach Road – “SS” and a swastika were drawn on the windshield of a vehicle.
In addition, the suspects are believed to be responsible for a number of the other vandalism incidents that occurred last month.
During the course of the investigation, 1st District detectives were able to obtain surveillance video depicting the suspects in these incidents. With the help of a School Resource Officer, the suspects were identified as students at a local high school.