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The officer called for backup and followed the man, who was heading toward Quadra Elementary. The man grabbed a broom handle and approached a woman who was pushing a stroller and walking with four children. He spat at the family, narrowly missing a child, and yelled racial slurs at them. When the off-duty officer approached him, he attacked and damaged the office’s car. Uniformed officers arrived and arrested the man moments later. Police are recommending charges of assault and mischief. The incident is being treated as a hate-motivated crime, police said. Although B.C. has seen a signif...

  VICTORIA -- Victoria police say they are investigating a suspected "hate-motivated assault" after a man was arrested for allegedly spitting at an Asian woman and her four children near an elementary school. The incident began just after noon Tuesday when a non-uniformed VicPD officer was driving their personal vehicle and spotted a shirtless man acting erratically in the 3000-block of Quadra Street. The officer reportedly saw the man yell and motion aggressively towards a man and his child, prompting the pair to flee the area unharmed. Police say the officer then followed the man and ...