Peel Regional Police received reports of damage to the Ar‑Rehman Islamic Centre and the adjacent ICNA Relief Canada near Montevideo Road just after 1 a.m. on Aug. 15. Surveillance footage shows a man breaking the glass front doors of both centres with what appears to be a longboard or skateboard before walking off; neither establishment was entered and no injuries were reported. The matter is being investigated by the hate crime unit while the motive remains undetermined, and the suspect is being sought for mischief. Community members report fear and concern about safety, and police are working with locals who say they have seen the person before.
Because it's an Islamic centre, because of the sensitive nature of that location, this is a place of worship, it's a place where people from the Islamic community gather, of course we're considering that this may be hate motivated," he told CBC Toronto on Friday.
"It's important that we do an investigation because not all things that happen at religious institutions are hate motivated, and sometimes they are. That's to basically say all hate incidents are crimes, but not all crimes are hate motivated," said Bell-Morena.
"There's fear among them. They are asking the question whether we are safe here or not," Qureshi told CBC on Friday.
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