Toronto, Canada — A 20-year-old man faces mischief charges in what police are calling a 'hate crime' attack on a downtown Jewish centre.
At about 3am, the Chabad of Midtown Toronto Jewish Centre on Bathurst near Davenport had its front windows smashed out. It's believed rocks were hurled at the glass to break it.
Man Arrested In ‘Hate Crime’ Attack on Chabad House
Toronto, Canada — A 20-year-old man faces mischief charges in what police are calling a ‘hate crime’ attack on a downtown Jewish centre.
At about 3am, the Chabad of Midtown Toronto Jewish Centre on Bathurst near Davenport had its front windows smashed out. It’s believed rocks were hurled at the glass to break it.
A TTC driver saw the crime in progress and called police.
They searched the area and took 20-year-old Jason Belfiglio into custody shortly thereafter. Police say he was wearing a swastika.
“We are treating this right now as a hate crime,” said Toronto Police Det. Const. Scott Villers. “We are zero tolerance for such activity. Right now the accused when he was arrested was found to be wearing items of clothing which are linked to neo-Nazi and white supremacist organizations including a T-shirt with the Celtic cross and a swastika intertwined.”
It’s unclear at this point how much damage was caused.
Authorities are looking for two other suspects, but for now Belfiglio is charged with mischief.
a girl
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chatceh
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faigele
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torontonian
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