US EditionPeel Police Searching for Man Who Spat on Tim Hortons Employee in Alleged ‘Hate-Motivated Assault’
Peel Regional Police released surveillance footage seeking a man who verbally assaulted a Tim Hortons employee with racial slurs and spit on her on July 19, police said.
- Peel Regional Police released surveillance footage showing an incident on July 19 at about 6 a.m. at the Tim Hortons on Lakeshore Road and Lakefront Promenade, Mississauga.
- Police describe the incident as hate-motivated, involving racial and derogatory slurs directed at the employee, and Peel Regional Police suggest ulterior intentions beyond a typical customer dispute by the irate customer.
- Police describe the suspect as white with a heavy build, wearing a dark baseball cap and an orange or red shirt resembling 'Coca-Cola'; he grabbed an unidentifiable object, spat at the worker, and fled in a white four-door Ford commercial truck with black dump chassis.
- The employee was not physically hurt, police say, and anyone with information is asked to contact Peel Regional Police detectives at 905-453-2121, ext. 6092, or Crime Stoppers.
- Investigators are tracking the vehicle on cameras until Peel Regional Police read its licence plate, and police are actively searching for the man and driver while releasing audio and video to identify the suspect.
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