York Regional Police in Canada have commenced investigation into what they described as a “hate-motivated incident” in Richmond Hill after anti-Black drawings was found.
Officers were called to Lacona Cres., near Bayview Ave. and Old Colony Rd., on Wednesday after 9 a.m. for a report of racist graffiti. When they arrived, they found “an anti-Black message had been spray-painted on a sidewalk.”
The town has since removed the graffiti.
“York Regional Police does not tolerate hate crime in any form,” the service said in a statement.
“Those who victimize individuals based on race, national or ethnic origin, language, colour, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or mental or physical disability will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
Investigators from the YRP’s Hate Crime Unit and #2 District Criminal Investigations Bureau are looking to speak with witnesses or anyone with CCTV footage.
-Torontosun