A new website portal designed to make it easier to report hate crimes and bias incidents in Montgomery County is now open. Dr. Earl Stoddard, director of the county’s Office… Read More
Junior Michael Reece, 47, was arrested in connection with a felony assault that was labeled a hate crime. On Monday at 9:53 a.m., a rabbi was walking on the sidewalk… Read More
Attorney General Anthony Brown appointed Montgomery County Resident Adileh Sharieff to the Maryland Commission on Hate Crimes Response and Prevention, according to a statement he released Monday. The appointment comes… Read More
Police said a man made antisemitic statements, assaulted a man and robbed him at a Giant grocery store in Gaithersburg on Wednesday. The victim was taken to a hospital with… Read More
Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) arrested and charged a Takoma Park man for vandalizing two public libraries with anti-LGBTQ+ graffiti during Capital Pride Week. Charles Sutherland, 30, is charged… Read More
Marylanders can now report hate crimes and other hate-related incidents. Victims can simply call 2-1-1 and connect to resources, according to Governor Larry Hogan. Reports are shared with local law… Read More
61 faith-based and nonprofit organizations have been awarded $700,000 to support their security needs. “Our action on this predates the incident of two weeks ago,” County Executive Marc Elrich said… Read More
The Montgomery County Council released a statement following the events at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on the night of Jan. 15, when a gunman entered during a service… Read More
Sean Urbanski, the former University of Maryland student who was charged with fatally-stabbing Richard Collins III on-campus in 2017, was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday with the possibility… Read More
The back of a car parked on Montgomery Avenue in Takoma Park had a swastika spray painted on it, according to Takoma Park Police. On Dec. 18, police responded to… Read More
A synagogue in Rockville was vandalized March 28. Swastikas and hate-based words were spray painted on Tikvat Israel Congregation, which is located on Baltimore Road, according to Montgomery County Police.… Read More