London man charged for 2nd time after hate graffiti found at west-end school
A man with the same name was charged in a similar incident in the summer
A London man has been charged after hateful graffiti was found near a west London elementary school, three months after he was accused of a similar incident in August.
Police say they arrested the 41-year-old and charged him with mischief under $5,000 and three counts of failing to comply with a release order.
They were called to Emily Carr Public School on Hawthorne Road on Monday morning, where they found "hate-related symbols and words" written on and around the school. Video surveillance showed the graffiti was put up shortly before midnight on Sunday.
The investigation has been assigned to the hate crime unit.
The same person, Mariusz Christopher Grabarczyk, was charged in August with mischief and causing a disturbance by fighting, shouting or swearing, after police found spray-painted hate symbols and words on and around Emily Carr Public School.
Police at the time said a man was screaming and shouting in the area of Hawthorne Road and Blackacres Boulevard on Aug. 3. The man was arrested and the investigation assigned to the hate crimes investigator.