MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (ABC7) — School break-ins are up 100 percent in Montgomery County when compared to this time last year, Montgomery County Police Department statistics show.
Between January 1 and April 30, 2019, eight schools were burglarized across Montgomery County. Yet, between January 1 and April 16 of this year, there have been 16 school burglaries.
Police data shows 62.5 percent of the 2020 school break-ins have taken place between March 1 and April 16. Authorities believe COVID-19 boredom is a primary culprit for the increase.
"A lot of it is juveniles thinking this is a cool thing to do, and it's just not," said Capt. Tom Jordan, a spokesman for the Montgomery County Police Department. "People just having too much time on their hands."..
NEW: School break-ins are up 100% in MoCo when compared to this time last year, police department statistics show.— Kevin Lewis (@ABC7Kevin) April 24, 2020
Between Jan. 1, and April 30, 2019, eight schools were burglarized across MoCo.
Between Jan. 1, and April 16, of this year, there have been 16 school burglaries. pic.twitter.com/owfaFKtHfd
