{"id":5652,"date":"2023-02-07T10:07:35","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T14:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/?p=5652"},"modified":"2023-02-07T10:07:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T14:07:35","slug":"rcmp-still-looking-for-anti-lgbtq2s-vandals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/2023\/02\/07\/rcmp-still-looking-for-anti-lgbtq2s-vandals\/","title":{"rendered":"RCMP still looking for anti LGBTQ2S+ vandals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5654\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5654\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5654\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-06-NR-QUEENS-DISTRICT-MISCHIEF-HATE-MOTIVATED-2023-38594-300x266.jpg\" alt=\"Security camera photo of vandal\" width=\"300\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-06-NR-QUEENS-DISTRICT-MISCHIEF-HATE-MOTIVATED-2023-38594-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-06-NR-QUEENS-DISTRICT-MISCHIEF-HATE-MOTIVATED-2023-38594-768x681.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-06-NR-QUEENS-DISTRICT-MISCHIEF-HATE-MOTIVATED-2023-38594.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5654\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Security camera photo of vandal. Photo courtesy RCMP<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Queens District RCMP continues to investigate mischief at the Liverpool tourist bureau.<\/p>\n<p>Between the evening of January 8 and early morning hours of January 9, someone had vandalized the building with various forms of graffiti.<\/p>\n<p>A photo of a person believed to be involved in the incident was released to the public in the hopes of identifying them.<\/p>\n<p>RCMP investigators have since learned that, later that morning, on January 9 a dark-coloured sedan with Ontario license plates parked at the tourist bureau. The driver exited the vehicle and met with another man who approached on foot. RCMP say the two people had a discussion, expressing the same hateful language that had been spray painted on the tourist bureau.<\/p>\n<p>The driver of the vehicle is described as being in his early 20s with dark hair.<\/p>\n<p>The man who was on foot had a beard.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators say this act of mischief is consistent with being motivated by bias, prejudice or hate against an identifiable group.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information, or dash camera footage of the area on January 10, is asked to contact the Queens District RCMP at 902-354-5721.<\/p>\n<p>Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers toll-free at\u00a01-800-222-TIPS (8477), submit a secure web tip at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.crimestoppers.ns.ca\/\">www.crimestoppers.ns.ca<\/a>, or use the P3\u00a0Tips App.<\/p>\n<p><strong>E-mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:edhalversonnews@gmail.com\">edhalversonnews@gmail.com<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Twitter: @edwardhalverson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>To listen to the broadcast of this story, press play below.<\/em><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5652-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/VIC-Graffiti-update-Feb-6-2023.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/VIC-Graffiti-update-Feb-6-2023.mp3\">https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/VIC-Graffiti-update-Feb-6-2023.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Queens District RCMP continues to investigate mischief at the Liverpool tourist bureau. Between the evening of January 8 and early morning hours of January 9, someone had vandalized the building with various forms of graffiti. 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