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Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found on Bethesda Trolley Trail

The trail is four-mile path that connects Bethesda and North Bethesda

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Anti-Semitic graffiti was found on parts of Bethesda Trolley Trail in Maryland Sunday, according to authorities.

The Montgomery County Police responded to a report of vandalism in the Bradley Blvd. and Arlington Rd. area of the trail at 6:45 a.m. Sunday. When officers arrived, they found anti-Semitic writing on parts of the trail.

The graffiti written on the trail includes a swastika, the phrase "white power" and a reference to Adolf Hitler.

Bethesda Trolley Trail is a "quiet, tree-lined," paved, four-mile path that connects Bethesda and North Bethesda, according to Capital Bikeshare.

Ariana Kelly, a Maryland state delegate for District 16, which includes Bethesda, responded to the vandalism on Twitter.

“Hate has no place in our community,” Kelly said.

Police have not made an arrest. This is an ongoing investigation.  

People can go here to report a hate crime in Montgomery County.

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