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Swastika painted on downtown business wall a possible hate crime: Guelph Police

Citizens observing this graffiti did their best to cover it up and put positive signs on top of the swastika
GuelphToday Staff
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Submitted photo of swastika painted on an exterior wall of a downtown business.
NEWS RELEASE
GUELPH POLICE SERVICE
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On Oct. 11, 2019 at approximately 7:45 p.m., Guelph Police attended to a commercial establishment downtown, where someone had drawn a large swastika on the side of a building. It appears citizens observing this graffiti did their best to cover it up and put positive signs on top of the swastika.

Guelph Police Service takes any hate crime seriously and continue to investigate this graffiti and other recent instances like it. If you have any information on this incident or others like it, police are asking you to call 519-824-1212. If you would like to stay anonymous, please call CRIME STOPPERS at 1-800-222-TIPS.

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