A Toronto man is facing hate crime charges after he allegedly stole an Israeli flag from someone’s car in two separate incidents.
Police say they received a call for a theft under $5,000 on July 30 near The Queensway and North Queen Street.
The suspect allegedly approached a car and stole an Israeli flag from the vehicle. A few weeks later the suspect, police say the suspect returned to the scene of the crime and stole another Israeli flag from the same vehicle.
Police arrested 30-year-old Husam Abu Hashem of Toronto on October 10. He is facing two counts of theft under $5,000.
Abu Hashem is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on November 27.
The investigation is being treated as a hate-motivated offence.
