WASHINGTON 鈥斅燩olice are searching for the person who shot at a speed camera van in Howard County Monday.
Police say someone shot a pellet or BB gun at a speed camera van parked in the 5000 block of Ilchester Road near Landing Road in Ellicott City, Maryland,聽around 4 p.m. Monday.
The rear window was damaged and an employee was working inside the van at the time, police say.
Police say the shots may have been fired from a Jeep.
Monday鈥檚 incident isn鈥檛 the first time someone has damaged a speed camera in the county.聽Police have already arrested and charged four other people for destruction of a speed camera van or speed camera equipment in a nearly three-year period.
鈥淲e want people to know that we take these cases very seriously and will file criminal charges,鈥� Police Chief Gary Gardner said in a news release. 鈥淓veryone is entitled to their own opinion about the speed camera program, but we cannot overlook the significant damage to equipment and potential injury to our van operators.鈥�
In all cases, the suspects were found guilty and some were required to pay fines of up to $15,000 and/or serve time in jail.
Anyone with information about Monday鈥檚 incident should call Howard County Police at 410-313-3200.
Below is a map with the location near the incident:
