Man charged for multiple anti-Semitic incidents in Vaughan, Ontario

Kurt Edwards, 43, is being charged with seven counts of mischief to property under $5,000, one count of assault, and one count of violating a probation order. He was taken into custody on October 18th.

Edwards was caught on video yelling anti-Semitic language at a Jewish man in a vehicle. He told the man "you're a piece of sh*t, you're Jewish," to which the victim replied "it's Canada."

Edwards was later seen vandalizing property on Mullen Drive, only a few blocks north of where the assault took place. The incidents happened shortly before Rosh Hashanah, one of the holiest holidays on the Jewish calendar.

The Post Millennial reached out to a man who lives on Mullen Drive. The man wishes to remain anonymous due to fear of further anti-Semitic incidents.

"When I was a kid I would walk around my neighbourhood at night, go to the park," he said. "You often see little kids in the park scateboarding [sic] playing ball hockey. On Saturday’s the park has usually 200-300 people playing outside."

"Literally I would never think anything like that would happen in my area," the man lamented.

In a press release, York Regional Police Chief Jim MacSween thanked the community for helping to identify the suspect and bring him into custody.

“The result of this investigation is a fine example of the community working together with our investigators to tackle hate-motivated crime in our region,” said MacSween. “York Regional Police does not tolerate hate crime in any form and will ensure those individuals who commit these types of crimes are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”