Buildings in Châteauguay, Que., graffitied with swastikas

Montreal

Businesses, municipal buildings, municipal infrastructure and buildings housing community groups have all been targeted, according to Châteauguay police.

Police have received dozens of complaints, police spokesperson says

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Businesses, municipal buildings, municipal infrastructure and buildings housing community groups have all been targeted, according to Châteauguay police. (Carl Boivin/Radio-Canada)

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Multiple buildings in Châteauguay, Que., a suburb to the southwest of Montreal, have been graffitied with swastikas in recent weeks, according to local police.

A door is painted with a swastika.
Châteauguay police spokesperson Nadia Grondin says police have received dozens of calls since late February about swastikas and other forms of hateful graffiti. (Submitted by Michael Ghorayeb)

Châteauguay police spokesperson Nadia Grondin says police have received dozens of calls since late February about swastikas and other forms of hateful graffiti.

Businesses, municipal buildings, municipal infrastructure and buildings housing community groups have all been targeted, Grondin said.

Police are not at this time calling these instances hate crimes or investigating them as potential hate crimes.

Grondin also says it’s unclear if the swastikas are targeting a specific group of people.

No arrests have been made so far.

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