Swastika Painted on Montgomery Family's Driveway
|
TOOLBOX
   Resize
COMMENT
 Discussion Policy
 CLOSE
Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post.
Who's Blogging  |
Monday, September 21, 2009; 6:33 PM
A swastika was spray-painted on the driveway of a Montgomery County family's home while they were out of town for Rosh Hashanah, according to police and the family.
The 4-foot-wide marking, in blue paint, was reversed from the symbol used in Nazi Germany, police said.
Officers are investigating the vandalism as a possible hate crime, and said it probably occurred between Friday morning and Sunday night, police said.
Homeowner Chanan Zlotnitsky said his small cul-de-sac in Derwood is home to Jewish, Christian and Muslim families, all of whom get along, leading him to believe that the spray-painter was someone from beyond the immediate neighborhood.
"I'm just shocked that in Montgomery County, in the United States, I would see a hate crime like this," he said. "My world, the way it was before, has been shaken."
Mobile
Email