A passerby came across several racial epithets written in chalk at a south end park early Saturday morning, prompting police to investigate.
The “hate-motivated graffiti” was reported at Dallan Subdivision Park on Poppy Drive East shortly after midnight, explains a police news release. The epithets were written on the ground.
Police seized a box of chalk left at the scene.
The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information about the graffiti is asked to call Const. Jagdeep Atwal, hate crimes coordinator for Guelph police, at 519-824-1212 ext. 7436 or email him at [email protected]. Details can also be left anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.csgw.tips.
