Crime Blotter

Published July 17, 2011 4:00am ET



Bethesda school vandalized, incident may be linked to others Montgomery County police found graffiti depicting a racial slur and a sexually explicit drawing at North Bethesda Middle School early Saturday morning and say the case may be linked to another recent incident of vandalism. According to the report, police responded to an alarm at 2:40 a.m. Saturday where they found the building graffiti, several broken windows and seven vandalized vehicles, including one car with “the same ethnically offensive word painted on it.”

Detectives believe the case may be linked to a July 13 vandalism at Herbert Hoover Middle School that included similar graffiti. CrimeSolvers is offering a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest or indictment. Tipsters can call 866-411-TIPS (8477) or 240-773-8477.

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