Posted:
(12:53 p.m.)
Halifax Regional Police is asking for the public’s assistance in connection with a property damage investigation.
Yesterday morning, police responded to a property damage complaint at the Cornwallis Street Baptist Church in Halifax. Staff arrived at the Church and discovered that a racial slur had been scratched into a plaque on the exterior of the church sometime overnight between 4 p.m. on Saturday and 9:30 a.m. on Sunday.
Community Response Officers are canvassing the area today, looking to speak with anyone who may have observed any suspicious activity around that location on Saturday night.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police at 490-5016. Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling toll-free 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submitting a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca or texting a tip - Tip 202 + your message to 274637.