The eight people charged in the vandalism spree on Hamilton’s Locke Street were back in court on Friday for a pre-trial hearing.
Police say about 30 people were involved in the vandalism that targeted a strip of businesses along the street. A group of people threw rocks, smashed store windows and damaged vehicles on March 3. Some of them held a sign that read “We are the ungovernables.”
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Total damage from that night is estimated to be about $100,000.
Seven men and one woman were arrested in the case: six are from Hamilton, one is from London and another from Montreal.
They face a slew of charges including unlawful assembly while masked and mischief over $5,000.
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