Police investigating after swastika drawn in snow on front yard in northern Ontario

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Police are investigating after a swastika was drawn in the snow on a woman’s front yard in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.

Const. Sonny Spina says it is not clear if the incident was directed at a particular person or group in the community.

Spina says a criminal investigator is following up with the complainant and people in the area.

Police have not identified the homeowner, but B’nai Brith Canada columnist Sara McCleary says the swastika and a word, which she believes to be a sexist slur, were drawn in the snow on her front yard last Saturday evening.

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Spina says investigators have no suspects, but are asking anyone with information to come forward.

McCleary says she took a photo to show her husband, then brushed it away. Spina says the swastika was gone when police went to investigate, but says a photo was supplied by the complainant.