Calgary police issue arrest warrant over anti-Jewish graffiti
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By The Canadian Press
Published: March 17, 2010 9:52 PM
CALGARY — Police in Calgary have issued a Canada-wide warrant for an 18-year-old man over anti-Semitic messages spray-painted on mailboxes, signs at Jewish synagogues and a war memorial for Holocaust survivors.
The racist graffiti discovered in mid-November included swastikas and the words kill Jews” and six million more.”
Police launched an extensive investigation and a warrant was issued after they liaised with the Crown prosecutor’s office and the Alberta justice minister.
The suspect faces several mischief and hate-related charges.
The suspect cannot be named because the offences were committed when he was 17.
