Racist graffiti discovered along lakeshore in Summerland: RCMP
Police are trying to track down the identities of a group of young people after someone spray painted racist graffiti at several locations along the Okanagan Lake shoreline in Summerland. The racist graffiti and other vandalism was discovered early Friday morning, Sept. 13, in the...
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Police are trying to track down the identities of a group of young people after someone spray painted racist graffiti at several locations along the Okanagan Lake shoreline in Summerland.
The racist graffiti and other vandalism was discovered early Friday morning, Sept. 13, in the 13000 and 14000 blocks of Lakeshore Drive South in Summerland, according to an RCMP media release.
RCMP said its initial investigation points to a group of young people as the ones being the mischief although no suspects have yet to be identified.
“It is disturbing that someone in our community would intentionally damage public property, especially in areas frequented by families and visitors, but that they would use racist words and symbols is particularly disgusting,” RCMP media liason officer Const. Patti Evans said in the release.
“The person who reported this crime and many other community members have expressed their disapproval and disdain for the language used and the crime committed.”
Anyone with information that may assist in this investigation is asked to call Summerland RCMP at 250-494-7416 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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