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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Four Juveniles Arrested for Fire That Destroyed Rockville Civic Center Playground

Police chief: The suspects ranged in age from 14 to 16.

  Fire officials are expected to release details Wednesday of an investigation into a fire that consumed the playground at Rockville Civic Center Park on Nov. 21.  “The entire playground was destroyed by fire/arson,” Rockville city police Chief Terrance N. Treschuk said in an email. The incident occurred in the evening hours of Thanksgiving eve. Four suspects—ages 14 through 16—were located by city police officers that same evening, Treschuk said. The juveniles admitted to starting the fire and were turned over to the Montgomery County fire marshal's office for the filing of charges, he said. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue will have more details on the incident Wednesday, said Assistant Chief Scott Graham, a fire and rescue service …

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Civic Center Park and Police Investigating Vandalism at Fitzgerald Theatre

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Police Investigating Vandalism at Fitzgerald Theatre

Chief Treschuk: A bulletin board was smashed and a sculpture was damaged.

Rockville City Police are investigating vandalism that occurred overnight in front of the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre at Rockville Civic Center Park.  The vandals struck sometime between the late evening hours of Tuesday and Wednesday morning and used cigarette receptacles outside the theater to smash the glass on a bulletin board that lists upcoming shows, city police Chief Terrance N. Treschuk said. Receptacles were taken, he said. Damage is estimated at about $300. A sculpture in front of the theater was knocked over, damaging its base, Treschuk said. “We are actively pursuing an investigation and asking anyone who might have seen any activity in the park in the early morning hours to contact us,” he said. Anyone with information about …

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F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre and Civic Center Park

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