Police are searching for a suspect involved in a hate-motivated mischief investigation at a Jewish heritage museum in Toronto.
Toronto police said the incident took place May 30 at around 11 p.m. at Baycrest Health Sciences, located at 3560 Bathurst Street.
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Police said a man entered the Morris and Sally Justein Heritage Museum in the building, removed two photographs from the display wall and vandalized them before throwing them to the ground.
The man then allegedly wrote a derogatory message in the comment book and left the building, according to police.
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The man is described as 5’8″, 160 pounds, with a medium build and short red hair. He was last seen wearing a blue baseball hat, black and blue running shoes and blue and red shorts.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-3200 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).
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