Teen charged after ‘hate-motivated’ graffiti found in Arnprior, McNab-Braeside area: OPP

An Ontario Provincial Police vehicle is pictured in this file image. (Bobb Barratt / OPP Photographer/OPP)

A 16-year-old male is facing charges after historical hate-motivated graffiti symbols were found in the Ottawa Valley, according to police.

Ontario Provincial Police said “graffiti, historical hate-motivated symbols were reported” in the Arnprior and McNab-Braeside area on Wednesday and Thursday.

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The OPP said it received reports Wednesday of “multiple signs and property” with graffiti at Robert Simpson Park in Arnprior.

“The symbols are known hate-motivated images, but investigators cannot speculate on the motivation of the person or people responsible,” the OPP said in a statement Thursday morning.

Police said they also received another report of vandalism Thursday at Red Pine Boat Launch and surrounding areas in McNab-Braeside.

On Friday, police said officers arrested a 16-year-old male. He is facing three counts of mischief – destroys or damages property.

Police say the investigation by the Renfrew OPP Crime Unit, with the assistance of the OPP Hate Crime and Extremism Unit, is continuing.