BETHESDA, MD – Police are investigating another case of anti-Semitic graffiti in Bethesda,this time at a high school.
The Montgomery County Department of Police is investigating anti-Semitic vandalism for the second time in one month.
Anti-Semitic graffiti was found spray painted on the school’s signboard at Walt Whitman High School on Whittier Blvd in Bethesda on Saturday at around 8:04 a.m.
Detectives are investigating and they attempting to obtain images of potential suspects.
At this time, there is no suspect in custody.
Anti-Semitic graffiti was discovered on the Bethesda Trolley Trail on November 14. The number of acts of hate and bigotry is on the rise throughout the country and in Montgomery County as well.
“We will not tolerate anti-Semitism or any other form of hate/bias within our community. Montgomery County Police Department is taking these events very seriously, has partnered with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), and continues to investigate and determine the perpetrators,” the department said. “Additionally, officers are actively increasing patrols to include community centers, schools, and places of worship throughout the county. As a community, we must work together to protect the diversity that our county offers, and we must reject anti-Semitism and hatred of any kind.”
SNN has chosen not to display the graffiti out of respect to the Jewish community.