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Charges laid after alleged ‘hate-motivated crime’ at Mississauga hardware store

Police said the alleged incident happened on March 16. File / Global News

Peel Regional Police say a man and a woman have been charged after a “hate-motivated crime” at a Mississauga hardware store last month.

Police said the incident happened on March 16 at a store located in the area of Mavis Road and Hillcrest Avenue, just north of Dundas Street West.

Officers said two suspects got into a verbal argument with two victims over parking.

“The argument escalated to the point where the male suspect retrieved a weapon from the trunk of his vehicle and uttered threats towards the victims while using racial slurs targeting the Black community,” police said.

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Officers allege that as the man was doing that, the woman “caused damage” to the victims’ vehicle.

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The suspects then fled before officers got to the scene, but investigators later identified them, police said.

A 27-year-old woman and 24-year-old man, both Mississauga residents, were arrested on Saturday. The woman was charged with mischief over $5,000 and the man was charged with assault with a weapon and uttering threats to cause bodily harm.

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Police didn’t identify them.

Both suspects were released and have a court appearance scheduled for June 25.

Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident or has information regarding it to call police at 905-453-2121 ext. 1133 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.

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