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Tuscany LRT hate-crime suspect images released by Calgary police

Calgary police have released images of the two suspects in the anti-Muslim vandalism at the Tuscany LRT station that investigators have deemed a hate crime.

Misspelled graffiti messages urged violence against Syrians and Muslims, included white-power symbols

Calgary police released this and several other images of the two male suspects wanted in connection with anti-Muslim graffiti at the Tuscany LRT station in Calgary that has been classified as a hate crime. (Calgary Police Service)

Calgary police have released images of the two suspects in the anti-Muslim vandalism at the Tuscany LRT station that investigators have deemed a hate crime.

The two male suspects were recorded on CCTV entering the station at about 5:45 p.m. on Dec. 3 and using gold spray paint to scrawl their messages across both levels of the station, one C-Train car, and five private vehicles parked outside.

Security video in the area captured images of the pair, and both are described as white men in their 20s to 30s. (Calgary Police Service)

The messages were of anti-Syrian and anti-refugee sentiment and police have classified the vandalism as a hate-motivated crime.

The first suspect is described as a white man in his 20s to early 30s, approximately five-feet-10-inches to six-feet tall, with a slim build, and short brown hair.

He was wearing a plaid buttoned shirt, an olive green winter jacket with a black stripe across the chest, black pants, and black shoes. He was carrying a black duffel bag and a white shopping bag.

The first is tall with a slim build and short brown hair, while the second is also tall with a moustache or goatee. (Calgary Police Service)

The second suspect is also described as a white male in his 20s to early 30s and of the same height, about five-feet-10-inches to six-feet tall. He may have a moustache or goatee.

He was seen in the images wearing a black toque pulled down to the brow, a black sweatshirt, a blue winter jacket with black hood and cuffs, black pants, black shoes with thick white rubber soles, and was carrying a backpack.

Anyone with information about the incident or the suspects is asked to call police at 403-266-1234 or to contact Crime Stoppers anonymously.

Calgary police are looking for help in tracking down two men believed responsible for some anti-Muslim graffiti in the city's northwest. (Calgary Police Service)
Police are asking for help after someone painted anti-Muslim and anti-Syrian refugee slurs on the Tuscany LRT station and some nearby cars. (Calgary Police Service)