Vandals Strike Gingerville Homes Early Thursday Morning

The Gingerville neighborhood was the site of damage and destruction of mailboxes and Christmas lighting early Thursday, police confirmed. Edgewater Patch received an anonymous tip from a Gingerville resident later that day.

In all, the vandals hit six homes.

The tipster said that around 3 a.m. neighbors awoke after hearing noises outside. When they went outside to check, they saw the destruction and called police.

Anne Arundel County police spokesman Justin Mulcahy confirmed the destruction and said police are conducting periodic checks on the community and that no incidents were reported overnight into Friday.

The neighborhood entrance sign in Gingerville was also tampered with, the letters rearranged to spell a racially-inflammatory word. The tipster said the letters were later removed by a community member and the sign will be repaired by the homeowners association.

Police are asking anyone with information on the incidents to contact Southern District at 410-222-1965.

"There is no suspect information at this time and the investigation is ongoing," Mulcahy said.