A teen accused of stealing a Pride flag from a Waterdown home and stomping on it has been charged by Hamilton police.
The 15-year-old is facing a charge of theft under $5,000 after a flag hanging over a garage was pulled down just after 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 16.
“The youth male then threw the flag on the ground and proceeded to stomp on it, eventually leaving the area with the flag,” police said in a release on Thursday.
Get daily National news
Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
Detectives confirm the incident is also being investigated as a hate crime but could not reveal any further information since that decision is before the courts.
Anyone who has security or dashcam footage or information on the theft can reach out to Hamilton police.
- Assault charges laid after chef, bartender injured during Calgary bar fight
- Son of slain Lumby woman testifies in 2nd-degree murder trial of Vitali Stefanski
- Victim in Coquitlam home invasion was confined for 2 days before getting free: RCMP
- Manitoba RCMP renews calls for information in unsolved Thompson homicide
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.