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Montgomery County Teen Identified After Making Anti-Semitic Calls to Jewish Center

For Immediate Release: Thursday, February 2, 2023

Gaithersburg, MD - A 17-year-old Montgomery County teen is facing charges after making harassing and anti-Semitic phone calls.

On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, Montgomery County Police responded to the Jewish Rockville Outreach Center, in the 11300 block of Old Georgetown Road, where they met with a staff member who reported receiving multiple calls from a person who used anti-Semitic language.

During the course of the investigation, detectives from the 2nd District Patrol Investigations Unit were able to determine the identity of the caller, a juvenile who lives in the community.

This case has been forwarded to the Department of Juvenile Services for consideration; the recommended charge is Telephone misuse.

 

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Release ID: 23-070
Media Contact: S.D. Goff 
Categories: hate-crime