Anti-Semitic graffiti found at Hwy. 400 ramp near Vaughan Mills mall
York Region Police appealing for witnesses, anyone with dashcam footage of area

YorkRegion.com
Sept. 1, 2017
Adam Martin-Robbins

York Regional Police hate crime investigators are appealing for witnesses after anti-Semitic graffiti was found near the Hwy. 400 southbound ramp, close to Vaughan Mills mall.

Officers responded at about 8 a.m. Sept. 1, to a report that “hateful graffiti” in orange spray paint had been found on a concrete construction barrier on the ramp from Bass Pro Mills Drive to Hwy. 400 southbound, police said in a news release.

The graffiti reads 'Hitler was right!'

"There is an incredible amount of anti-Semitism here in our community, and we're asking the government and the Attorney General of Ontario to take these matters seriously," said Friends of the Simon Wiesenthal Center president and CEO Avi Benlolo, who was at the scene of the incident Sept. 1. "Hate crimes must be prosecuted and dealt with accordingly."

Investigators are asking any witnesses, anyone with information or anyone with dashcam footage in that area to please come forward.

Anyone with information is asked to contact No. 4 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-866-876- 5423, ext. 7441. Alternatively, you can contact Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), leaving an anonymous tip online at 1800222tips.com or texting the tip to CRIMES (274637) starting with the word YORK.