Hate-Based Vandalism to Synagogue in Montgomery County is offering a reward of up to $10,000

Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, are searching for a man who was captured on surveillance video last Saturday spray-painting swastikas and hateful slogans on a synagogue in Rockville.

According to police, the man pulled into the parking lot of Tikvat Israel Congregation, on 2200 Baltimore Road, around 1:30 a.m. on March 28, got out of his car, and spray-painted swastikas and hateful epithets on the side of the building.

The man was captured on the synagogue’s surveillance camera, and police hope that someone recognizes the man in the video.

Anyone with information about this vandalism and/or the suspect is asked to contact the 1st District Investigative Section at 240-773-6089.  For those who wish to remain anonymous, Crime Solvers of Montgomery County is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for any information that leads to the arrest of the suspect(s).  Tipsters can call Crime Solvers of Montgomery County toll-free at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477).