Police Investigate Hate Incident in Chevy Chase

Montgomery County police are investigating a hate crime that occurred at a residence in the 3300 block of Glenmoor Drive in Chevy Chase this holiday weekend.

Police said a racial epithet was spray painted on the home’s garage door.

According to a police account of the incident, at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Monday, a neighbor noticed racial wording spray painted on a garage door. The neighbor notified the resident and assisted the victim in removing the spray paint, police said. The vandalism is believed to have occurred sometime between 2 p.m. on Sunday, January 18 and 7 a.m today.

Police said the Department has not received any additional reports of vandalism or malicious destruction from neighborhood residents.

Anyone with information regarding this event or the suspect(s) involved is asked to call the Montgomery County Police Department at 301.279.8000.

Police Investigate Hate Incident in Chevy Chase: Anyone with info. please call 301-279-8000: http://t.co/5CW0UUOoig pic.twitter.com/Xj8DQ6hLk2

— Montgomery Co Police (@mcpnews) January 19, 2015

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