Regional Police investigating hate-motivated graffiti in Waterloo

Waterloo Regional Police Services car. (Justine Fraser, CityNews 570.)

Posted Jul 20, 2024 08:45:10 AM.

Last Updated Jul 20, 2024 08:45:14 AM.

Waterloo Regional Police are investigating a hate-motivated incident in Waterloo involving graffiti found on a sidewalk.

Police received a report of the graffiti on a sidewalk in the area of Willow Street that included hate-motivated writing.

WRPS said in a release that the investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call police or Crime Stoppers.

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