SASKATOON — A 45-year-old Saskatoon man faces charges following an investigation by the Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) Hate Crime Unit.
SPS say their investigation started in 2024 after they received a complaint about someone making anti-Semitic comments online. The investigation by the Hate Crime Unit identified the person and a search warrant was executed at a home that resulted in the seizure of digital evidence as well as a firearm.
He is charged with public incitement of hatred and unsafe storage of a firearm. He is scheduled to appear in Saskatoon Provincial Court on Dec. 18.
The SPS Hate Crime Unit was created in January 2022, as part of the Interpersonal Conflict Section, and provides support to frontline officers and other investigative units.
In an effort to increase awareness around hate-motivated crime and to improve access to reporting related incidents, the SPS created a web page and added to its online reporting function.
The unit monitors hate-motivated crime for the purpose of aiding in identifying crimes and criminals, and to assist with sentencing at the end of the judicial process.
