York police hate crime unit investigating after Richmond Hill restaurant vandalized
York Regional Police s hate crime unit is investigating after a Richmond Hill restaurant was vandalized with spray paint last week.
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Posted: Dec 15, 2020 6:58 PM ET | Last Updated: December 15, 2020
Police are asking anyone with information about vandalism at this Richmond Hill restaurant to come forward.(Tina Mackenzie/CBC)
York Regional Police s hate crime unit is investigating after a Richmond Hill restaurant was vandalized with spray paint last week.
Police say that on Dec. 9, they were contacted about offensive social media posts about Pepper Wok, a restaurant at 280 West Beaver Creek Road. The restaurant had become the centre of controversy over its perceived support for protesters in Hong Kong and a sign the owner had posted that referred to COVID-19 as having originated from Wuhan, China.
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The blaze took over The Gore park between Fleet St., Lake Shore Blvd. and Fort York just before 10 p.m., with passersby taking to social media to report exploding propane tanks used by unhoused residents to heat their shelters.
Photo and video footage from the scene shows substantial flames and plenty of smoke billowing up from the treed area, which is just a stone s throw away from multiple busy roadways and housing complexes.
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