Hate Crime at Marblehead High: 'Jews Did 9/11' Scrawled on Softball Field

MARBLEHEAD, MA — Marblehead police are investigating a hate crime at the high school after someone scrawled "Jews did 9/11" on the softball field last week. Police were still looking for suspects Thursday.

The vandalism happened sometime late Wed., Aug. 17 or early the next morning. Also during that time, someone threw a rock through a window at the school's main office.

"It is still an open investigation," Marblehead Police Chief Robert Picariello said Thursday. "I can't say with any degree of certainty that the two (vandalism incidents) are connected."

The Anti-Defamation League's New England chapter denounced the vandalism.

"We remain extremely concerned by the surge in anti-Semitic incidents this year especially in schools," the league said in a statement.

Earlier this year, a someone drew a swastika on the basketball court at Gatchell Playground in Marblehead.