Hamilton police have arrested a 31-year-old man accused of spray-painting a Nazi swastika on the wall of a business near downtown.

The arrest, announced Thursday, comes almost two months after police launched a probe into the hate-motivated graffiti discovered in the area of James Street North and Murray Street West. Surveillance footage from Sept. 11 captured a suspect spray-painting a Nazi swastika on a brick wall.

Police said the arrest is the result of “crucial assistance from community witnesses” that helped investigators identify the suspect.

The man has been charged with mischief to property.

“Hate graffiti is more than an act of vandalism — it is an attack on the dignity of individuals and communities,” police said in a news release. “Reporting helps police take immediate act

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