Crime & Safety

MoCo Police Call For Public's Help On 2 Cases

Police in Montgomery County are asking for the public's help on two separate incidents involving the destruction of property.

Police in Montgomery County are calling for the public's help in identifying individuals tied to two different incidents involving the destruction of property.
Police in Montgomery County are calling for the public's help in identifying individuals tied to two different incidents involving the destruction of property. (Montgomery County Police Department Gaithersburg Police Department)

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — Police in the county are putting out a call for the public's help on two cases of destruction of property.

The first incident took place April 23, just before 9:30 p.m., at the Gaithersburg Police Department's station on 16 S. Summit Ave.

Surveillance footage released by the department shows a man wearing a black shirt, blue shorts and black shoes kicking and punching the station's front entrance.

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Dan Lane, a spokesperson for the department, told Patch the man damaged the handicap button and an ID card scanner.

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The second incident being highlighted by police took place May 2, around 3 a.m. at the Greenwood Elementary School on Gold Mine Road.

The Montgomery County Police Department is looking for three individuals they say were involved in the spray-painting of anti-Semitic graffiti on the side of the school.

All three individuals were seen leaving the area.

Anyone with information related to the Gaithersburg incident is urged to contact investigators at 301-258-6400.

For details on the school vandalism, residents are urged to contact the authorities at 1-866-411-8477. Tips can also be submitted through www.p3tips.com.

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