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Police are warning of a spike in hate-motivated crimes following a string of recent arrests by investigators with the Edmonton Police Service hate crimes and violent extremism unit.

The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) and the Hate Crimes and Violent Extremism Unit (HCVEU) have laid charges in six incidents

‘We have communities out there living in fear’

‘We have communities out there living in fear’

‘We have communities out there living in fear’

Hate crimes officers in Edmonton announced Wednesday a total of 22 new charges against four people in six separate incidents they believe were motivated by hate.

The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) and the Hate Crimes and Violent Extremism Unit (HCVEU) have laid charges in six incidents

A 44-year-old man is now facing charges in connection with three hate-motivated incidents involving women in Edmonton.

Man charged with three hate-motivated attacks on women in Edmonton EDMONTON Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Police say a 44-year-old man has been arrested and charged with three hate-motivated attacks on women in Edmonton. Shane Edward Tremblay, who has no fixed address, is faci...

The news release describes "three recent hate-motivated incidents involving women" on Edmonton streets. At 12:15 p.m. MT on Feb. 3, a 19-year-old woman wearing a hijab was waiting inside the University of Alberta Transit Centre when she was approached by a man uttering racial slurs, police said. The man became aggressive, posturing as though he was about to assault the woman. He fled after a transit employee became involved. The second incident occurred 30 minutes later near 100th Street a...