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.
The Canadian Press