Three suspects, including two youths, are facing charges after allegedly breaking into an east end elementary school over the weekend and defacing it with hate-motivated graffiti.
According to the Windsor Police Service, shortly before midnight on Saturday officers were alerted to a break-in at a school located in the 8400-block of Cedarview Street.
Upon arrival, officers located three individuals dressed in black clothing inside the school, and set up a perimeter around the property.
When the suspects noticed the officers, they attempted to flee but were arrested after a foot pursuit.
Police said that during a search of the school, officers found property damaged and vandalized with hate-motivated graffiti.
As a result of the investigation, a 21-year-old man and two 16-year-old males, who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, have each been charged with break-and-enter with intent to commit mischief.