"Saddened and dissatisfied."
That is the response of Oxford County Delight after somebody threw paint on the Delight crosswalk in Ingersoll.
Oxford County OPP stated it occurred Saturday evening on King Road.
They launched safety video on Twitter exhibiting what gave the impression to be a purple automotive parked along with the street. As soon as two vehicles cross it, moving into the wrong way, an individual will be seen working out and throwing one thing onto the crosswalk. The particular person then will get into the passenger facet of the car and it drives away.
OPP haven't launched any additional data on the car or an outline of the particular person within the video.
In a sequence of posts on their Fb web page, Oxford County Delight stated grime has now been positioned on the crosswalk to soak up the paint.
They added that they are going to be pursuing hate crime fees as soon as the vandal has been recognized.
Oxford County Delight stated the neighborhood group "100 Ladies Who Care Oxford" supplied the donation for the Delight crosswalk.
"How disappointing that a choose few would take such a beneficiant donation and destroy the end result," the group wrote on their Fb web page.
It is simply the most recent incident, concentrating on the LGBTQAI+ neighborhood in Oxford County, over the previous couple of weeks.
Oxford County Delight additionally addressed a sequence of current incidents in Norwich, the place Delight flags have been both stolen or vandalized.
OPP stated these occurred between Could 20 and Could 24.
A 16-year-old from Norwich Township has been charged with two counts of theft underneath $5,000, in line with a media launch Monday. Their title can't be launched underneath the Youth Legal Justice Act.
OPP added that they're persevering with to research these incidents and attempting to determine others who could also be concerned.
Oxford County Delight stated they've obtained nearly $1,000 in donations to switch the flags that have been stolen or vandalized.
They've additionally obtained emails from individuals who don't want them hung again up.
"We is not going to reply to threats or bullying as a Delight neighborhood," they stated. "This behaviour will not be going to be tolerated in Oxford County."
OPP are asking anybody with data on these incidents to name them at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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