Anti-Semitic flyers found in DC area communities; similar incidents reported nationwide

VIENNA, Va. - Authorities are investigating reports of anti-Semitic flyers found in communities in parts of the D.C. region which could be related to a much larger issue being reported nationwide.

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On Sunday, detectives in the Vienna area of Fairfax County say a resident on Laurel Hill Road found a sealed plastic bag containing an anti-Semitic flyer on their property. The bag was weighed down with corn kernels and after a closer search of the Wolf Trap neighborhood, residents found an additional 70 to 80 flyers had been scattered about.

On Saturday, authorities in the Bowie area reported similar hate-filled anti-Semitic flyers, weighed down with corn, left in residential driveways along Crosswick Turn.

Officers have increased patrols in these areas and are working with the Anti-Defamation League and the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington to make the community aware of what happened.

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Jeff McKay, Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, and Bowie Mayor Tim Adams have both condemned the incidents.

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Tips regarding the Virginia incident can be made at 703-802-2750 and regarding the Bowie incident can be made at 240-544-5700,

Residents in communities in Colorado, California, Illinois and other parts of the country have recently reported similar incidents where anti-Semitic flyers and materials were weighed down and delivered to homes.