Police in Halifax are asking for the public’s help in identifying the origin of anti-Semitic stickers that were placed along busy streets in the city’s downtown.
Investigators are describing the act as a hate crime.
Halifax Regional Police said today they received a complaint about the stickers on Sept. 9.
They say the stickers were found along South Park Street, Spring Garden Road and Summer Street.
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Police did not provide details about the nature of the messages on the stickers.
However, they described a “person of interest” as a white man in his 60s, approximately five foot six, with a slim build, clean-shaven and wearing a round-brim hat and a brown or tan jacket.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 8, 2020.
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