Hamilton police are investigating after racist graffiti was reportedly discovered spray-painted on a building that used to house a bowling alley in the city’s east end.
Police say that sometime in the last week, a racist slur and several phallic symbols were spray-painted on the Skyway Lanes building on Melvin Avenue.
The business closed down earlier this year.
Get breaking National news
Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
Const. Jerome Stewart says the graffiti has been classified as a “suspected hate/bias incident.”
He says the Hamilton Police Service hate crime unit is now looking into the case.
- DTES grocery store uncertain of future after spending thousands on security
- Alberta on track to see the most traffic deaths in a decade: ‘Disaster waiting to happen’
- B.C. child sexual exploitation case leads to rescue of 5 children in the Philippines
- Nick Reiner won’t face death penalty in parents’ killings, prosecutor says
There are currently no witnesses or suspects to the incident.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Paul Corrigan at 905-546-5678.
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.