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title: "Vancouver police investigate graffiti at Fairview mosque, consider hate crime charges"
description: "Officers found 'UK BLOOD IS ON YOUR HAND' spray-painted across the doors of Al Masjid Al Jamia Mosque on West 8th Avenue early November 13."
canonical_url: "https://voche.me/news/vpd-mosque-graffiti-hate-crime-fairview-november-2026"
last_updated: "2026-11-13T21:05:01.859Z"
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Vancouver police are investigating after graffiti was spray-painted across the front doors of Al Masjid Al Jamia Mosque in Fairview overnight, and say hate crime charges are possible if the evidence supports them.

Officers were conducting proactive patrols in the 800-block of West 8th Avenue early on November 13 when a maintenance worker at the mosque approached them and reported the incident, the Vancouver Police Department said in a press release on November 13. The VPD says the words "UK BLOOD IS ON YOUR HAND" were spray-painted across the front doors of the building, which it identifies as Vancouver's oldest mosque.

No suspect has been identified and no charges have been laid. VPD Sgt. Adam Donaldson was quoted in the press release: "if the evidence supports hate crime charges, we will pursue them." The VPD says it will conduct additional patrols in the area while the investigation continues.

The VPD statement followed a Daily Hive report the same morning that described the graffiti as "disturbing." Neither the VPD release nor the Daily Hive report identified anyone responsible. It is not known when overnight the graffiti was applied, the VPD said.

## What the VPD is asking

Police are asking anyone with information or with dash-cam or surveillance footage from overnight on November 12 to 13, in the area of the 800-block of West 8th Avenue, to contact the VPD non-emergency line at 604-717-3321.

The VPD's hate crime unit handles investigations of this kind. Residents who witness or experience a hate-motivated incident anywhere in Vancouver can contact the VPD at 604-717-3321 for non-emergencies, 911 in an emergency, or CrimeStoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.

Dash-cam or surveillance footage from the area overnight is the specific type of evidence the VPD says could help identify the responsible person. The VPD will update the public as the investigation progresses.

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