Calgary police investigating possible hate crime

Calgary police are investigating a possible hate crime in the city’s southwest Tuesday.

Investigators say around 2:20 p.m. Tuesday, police were called to the Calgary Jewish Community Centre on 90 Avenue SW for multiple reports of a man making anti-Semitic comments and causing a disturbance.

The man was throwing eggs at vehicle, the Holocaust Memorial Monument, and the building, while shouting anti-Semitic profanities at people outside of the centre, according to police.

The suspect left the scene before police arrived.

He is described as around 20 to 30 years, with a slim build, wearing a grey hoodies, blue jeans, a black backpack, and white running shoes, according to police.

In a statement police say there is “no place for hate in our city” and continue to say that “hate-motivated crimes are recognizable crimes, like assault, theft, vandalism or any other crime, where the offender was motivated by bias, prejudice or hate that is based on one of nine personal characteristics of the victim.”

Those you see hate crimes are asked to report it to the Hate Crime Prevention team at reporthate.ca

Calgary police’s Hate Crime Prevention Team continues to investigate the incident.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 403-266-1234 or anonymously through CrimeStoppers.