Three teens face hate crime charges in connection with two assaults that occurred on Barrie Transit buses this past Sunday.
The victims, both male aged 26 and 22 were assaulted during the evening. While the assaults were grievous, neither was injured seriously.
Following the second assault, the suspects fled in a taxi.
Shortly before 9 p.m., officers located the taxi in the area of Simcoe and Mulcaster streets and took the three suspects into custody.
The three suspects, aged 16, 18, and 19, have each been charged with Offences Motivated by Hatred under the Criminal Code of Canada.
