Toronto police charge man with mischief after “hate-motivated” graffiti found on bus
By The Canadian Press on December 17, 2023.
Toronto police have arrested and charged a man with mischief in an incident they allege was hate-motivated. Police say a man boarded a TTC bus in the city’s Jane and Bloor West area on December 2 and wrote hate-motivated graffiti on several windows. The bus was then taken out of service. A 51-year-old man has been charged with mischief – interfere with property, and he is scheduled to appear in court on February 2. Police say the investigation is being treated as a suspected hate-motivated offence. Officers did not give details on who was targeted in the graffiti messages. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 17, 2023. 8-7
