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Burglary / Theft · LLA-000075

Donation-box break-ins at Hindu temples, Mississauga (Peel Region)

Date
March 2023
Location
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Community
Hindu
Incident type
Burglary / Theft
Religious Targeting DocumentedReliable evidence shows religious identity formed part of the targeting.

Peel Regional Police charged a Brampton man over five break-ins Mar–Aug 2023, three at places of worship where donation boxes were taken, plus an Oct 4, 2023 temple break-in near Mississauga Rd. Police stated these were crimes of opportunity and not motivated by hate. Same man previously charged in 2022 over a dozen temple break-ins in Malton/Brampton.

Temple Incident Details

Temple / sacred site
Not recorded
Tradition / sampradaya
Not recorded
Incident type
Burglary / Theft
Damage type
Not recorded
Was anyone inside?
No
Investigation status
Charges Filed
Law-enforcement agency
Peel Regional Police
Last updated
2026-10-03

Evidence Concerning Targeting or Motive

No specific evidence of motive has been recorded. A perpetrator's religion is never treated as evidence of motive.

Casualties / Displacement

Fatalities
Unknown
Injuries
Unknown
Displaced
Unknown

Where credible sources differ, the archive shows confirmed figures and reported estimates separately rather than a single exact number.

Sources

Primary sources

  1. Brampton man facing charges in theft of donation boxes from temples — CityNews Toronto, 2024-02-05Contemporaneous News Reportnews
    Source

Secondary sources

  1. Wanted: Prolific break-and-enter suspect tied to temple thefts in GTA — INsauga, 2024-02-19Contemporaneous News Reportnews
    Source

Methodology

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