London Police Service Hate Crime detectives are investigating after a Pride flag was torn from a pole and burned with cigarettes in Wortley Village during London’s Pride week.
Police say the incident occurred between 11:30 p.m. Monday, July 24 and 8 a.m. Tuesday, July 25.
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Brad Schweitzer, who lives at the home with his partner, Steve Knott, discovered the flag as he left for work that Tuesday.
“I looked out the door, and I saw our flag was down and it was folded on our porch. So I assumed that maybe the wind had caught it,” Schweitzer told AM980.
Schweitzer said he assumed someone had just been messing around after coming home drunk from a bar, but neighbours were concerned that it could be a hate crime.
Police are seeking witnesses and ask anyone with information to contact them at 519-661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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