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Nova Scotia RCMP investigate possible hate crime after Pride flag torn down at school

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Teens face charges after Pride flag burned at N.S. high school
Three teenagers are facing charges after a Pride flag was set on fire at a Nova Scotia high school last month. RCMP says their investigation has determined it was motivated by hate. Skye Bryden-Blom reports – May 5, 2023

The RCMP say they are investigating a hate-motivated crime after a Pride flag was ripped down at a Nova Scotia school.

The Mounties in Pictou County say that early Saturday someone tore a Pride flag off a pole outside West Pictou Consolidated School in Lyons Brook.

Police say the flagpole was bent during the theft at around 4:50 a.m.

The Mounties released a photo showing a man driving a grey Ford F150 pickup truck with a ladder in the back, not far from where the vandalism was reported.

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RCMP say they are looking for a man with facial hair who was at the wheel of the truck.

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Investigators say they believe the crime was motivated by hate, but no other details were released.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 25, 2023.

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