Waterloo Regional Police have arrested a 39-year-old man who allegedly harassed a neighbour for an extended period in what police are calling a hate-motivated incident.
Police say officers were called to a home in Kitchener on Jan. 13 at around 8:26 a.m. regarding a complaint of “ongoing harassment.”
They say the investigation showed an ongoing issue between neighbours that included “property damage and racial slurs.”
Get daily National news
“It is believed that the harassment is hate-motivated,” police said.
- Man arrested after driving 217 km/h, fleeing from officers: Quebec police
- As murder trial begins, Lumby family’s search for justice comes with a heavy cost
- Chaos erupts in Toronto courtroom after jury finds man not guilty of murder
- B.C. man faces 21 charges in weapons, drug bust at Vancouver home in 2024
On Monday at about 11 p.m., police served an entry warrant on one of the neighbour’s homes.
They arrested a 39-year-old Kitchener man and charged him with two counts of criminal harassment and two counts of mischief — interfere with the lawful use, enjoyment or operation of a property.
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.