Two churches vandalized, set on fire in Bethesda over the weekend
When an investigator was leaving the site, he came across debris, a couple of damaged headstones and some other wood material on the road that investigators think came from the nearby Wildwood Baptist Church, at 10200 Old Georgetown Road, Piringer said.
He said the church was not set on fire but that the material found appeared to have been the result of vandalism.About 24 hours later, at approximately 2 a.m. Sunday, the fire and rescue service responded to a call about a fire at St. Jane Frances de Chantal Parish at 9601 Old Georgetown Road — less than a mile from North Bethesda United Methodist Church.
The damage was enough to suspend activities in the main section of the church, and Sunday Mass was moved to another part of the church, Piringer said.Piringer said authorities think the three incidents are linked and are continuing their investigation: “We can’t conclusively say right now but certainly by geography, by time of day, and the fact that there are three churches relatively close together, that’s certainly one thing that has not been ruled out yet. ...
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