NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On Jan. 5, 2023, Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of mischief at a public building on Main Street North, Mount Forest. It was reported that sometime between 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., on Jan. 5, 2023, unknown persons carved swastikas on a bathroom wall and plugged a toilet with paper at the Wellington County Library, Mount Forest branch.
On Jan. 6, 2023, Wellington County OPP received a report of mischief at a public building on Princess Street, Mount Forest. It was reported that sometime between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., on Jan. 4, 2022, unknown persons clogged toilets with paper and turned over garbage cans in a bathroom at the Mount Forest and District Sports Complex. It was also reported that sometime between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., on Jan. 5, 2022, unknown persons lit toilet paper on fire and marked swastikas and vulgar rhetoric on a bathroom wall.
On Jan. 6, 2023, Wellington County OPP received a report of mischief at a business on Main Street South, Mount Forest. It was reported that sometime in the proceeding day, unknown persons marked swastikas in the restaurant's bathroom.
OPP continue to investigate these as possible hate motivated crimes. If you can help police with this investigation, please contact Wellington County OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit a tip online. You may be eligible for a reward from Crime Stoppers of up to $2,000.
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