Washington College offered this statement about the weekend vandalism incident.
At 12:06 a.m. on Saturday morning, Public Safety received a report of suspicious activity in the Rose O’Neill Literary House, located at 407 Washington Avenue. The caller described hearing the sounds of glass breaking. A Public Safety Officer was on patrol near the area when he received the information from our dispatcher. The officer responded and observed a suspect fleeing the area. Assistance was requested from area police agencies. Upon arriving at the Literary House, officers determined the house had been broken into. Further investigation revealed areas in the house had been vandalized.
With the assistance of the other police agencies, other buildings along Washington Avenue were checked. It was then discovered the Publications House, also known as the Sears House, at 311 Washington Avenue, had also been broken into. Areas in this house were also vandalized.
At 12:26 a.m., Public Safety received another call from a resident on the 300 block of Washington Avenue reporting someone had just thrown an object through the back door of the residence. This object broke the windows in the door. Officers responded to the residence but were unable to locate the person responsible for this act.
All three incidents are under investigation by the Chestertown Police Department and the Washington College Department of Public Safety.
Write a Letter to the Editor on this Article
We encourage readers to offer their point of view on this article by submitting the following form. Editing is sometimes necessary and is done at the discretion of the editorial staff.