Waterloo regional police are investigating the burning of a Pride flag near a Kitchener high school.
Officers were called to an area of Weber Street East and Jackson Avenue Thursday afternoon around 2:20 p.m.
Investigators say a group of teens between 15 and 17 years of age were seen with the Pride flag that had been taken from Eastwood Collegiate.
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They say the flag was stepped on, then set on fire.
Investigators say no one was injured but they are treating this as a hate-motivated crime and are looking for those who took part in the incident.
Anyone with information on this is asked to contact Waterloo regional police at 519-570-9777 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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