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Man charged with mischief after downtown Hamilton business damaged

A 30-year-old Hamilton man of no fixed address will appear in court after allegedly smashing several windows of a downtown business on James Street on Thursday night. 900 CHML file

A man is facing charges after Hamilton police say a business was damaged downtown.

Shortly before 7:30 p.m. Thursday, officers were called to the area of James and Hunter streets for reports of a man smashing windows with a pole.

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Officers arrived and located the suspect a short time later, and he was taken into custody.

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Police say a total of 20 windows along the north, east and south sides of a building were smashed, causing more than $5,000 in damage.

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A 30-year-old man of no fixed address has been charged with mischief in connection with the damage.

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