Victim Offers $50K Reward After His Montgomery Co. Farm Vandalized

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — A recent crime victim is offering a hefty reward after police say someone caused $500,000 in vandalism damage to his farm in Damascus last month.

According to the Montgomery Police Department, tipsters who provide information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible in the case are eligible for a $50,000 reward.

On Wednesday, April 21 at approximately 9:30 p.m., detectives said a person was spotted driving onto a storage yard area of a farm located on Long Corner Road. The person climbed to the top of a tanker truck used to fertilize fields.

The next day, police said the owner of the farm discovered that the liquid fertilizer in the tanker truck had been contaminated with an herbicide, but not before the truck was used to apply fertilizer to approximately 1000 acres of corn. One week later, employees on the farm discovered additional contamination of fertilizer in another piece of farm equipment.

Anyone with information regarding the person(s) responsible for this vandalism and is interested in the reward, should call Crime Solvers of Montgomery County toll-free at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477). To speak to investigating detectives directly, call the 5th District Investigative Section at 240-773-6273.