A 45-year-old man was arrested yesterday following an investigation by the Saskatoon Police Service Hate Crime Unit.

In 2024, Saskatoon Police received a complaint about an individual making anti-Semitic comments online. A subsequent investigation by the Hate Crime Unit identified the individual, and a search warrant executed at a residence resulted in the seizure of digital evidence as well as a firearm.

The 45-year-old is charged with Public Incitement of Hatred and Unsafe Storage of a Firearm. He is appearing in Provincial Courtroom #1 at 9:00 a.m., this morning. (Court Info #: 991325016)

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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 and identifying crimes and criminals, and to assist with sentencing at the end of the judicial process.