A 56-year-old man has been charged after a police investigation into more than a dozen instances of anti-Muslim graffiti in communities east of Toronto.
Messages police describe as “anti-Muslim phrases” had been spraypainted on Durham Regional Transit property in Pickering, Ajax, Whitby and Oshawa.
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Police said there were 15 incidents of the graffiti within about a month.
The suspect was arrested without incident on Thursday after police said he was observed vandalizing a bus shelter in Oshawa.
Joseph Porco of Oshawa has been charged with 15 counts of mischief under $5,000.
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