Posts Tagged ‘hate-bias’
Chicago woman charged with hate crime after defacing multiple properties in Rogers Park
A woman was charged with defacing multiple properties in Rogers Park. Mariana Lynch, 30, was arrested by the Chicago Police Department around 12:57 p.m. Thursday, in the 7300 block of North Sheridan Road. She was charged with one felony count of a hate crime of a school, two felony counts of criminal damage to government…
Read MoreTulsa arsonist sentenced to 60 months for hate crime targeting local donut shop
On Wednesday, an arsonist was sentenced for malicious use of explosive material, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell sentenced Coby Dale Green, 25, of Tulsa to 60 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release. His sentence included a hate crime motivation enhancement. According to court documents, Green was…
Read MoreUK Police record rise in religious hate crimes after Israel-Gaza war
Antisemitic hate crimes rose sharply in the month after the Hamas attack on Israel, figures from some of the UK’s largest police forces suggest. Some forces also recorded a rise in Islamophobic offences, though the picture is more mixed. The Community Safety Trust, a Jewish charity, has called the figures “shocking”. Meanwhile, campaigners against anti-Muslim…
Read MoreMan arrested in stabbing at Grand Central Terminal charged with hate crimes
A New York City man has been charged with attempted murder and assault as hate crimes following the Christmas Day stabbing of two teenage tourists from Paraguay at an eatery inside Grand Central Terminal, authorities said. Witnesses said Esteban Esono-Asue, 36, also known as Steven Hutcherson, made derogatory comments about white people shortly before the…
Read MoreFBI searches home after reported cross-burning as part of “criminal civil rights investigation”
The Federal Bureau of Investigation searched a house in South Carolina as a part of an “ongoing criminal civil rights investigation involving allegations of racial discrimination” on Wednesday. The search comes shortly after two residents of Horry County, Alexis Paige Hartnett and Worden Evander Butler, were charged with harassment for allegedly setting up a cross…
Read MoreHundreds of false bomb threats to Jewish institutions are believed to originate from outside the US, FBI says
Hundreds of false bomb threats that were emailed over the weekend to Jewish facilities across the US are believed to be connected and originating from outside the country, according to the FBI. “At this time, based on similar language and specific email tradecraft used, it appears the perpetrators of these threats are connected. Additionally, these…
Read MoreWhite supremacist from W.Va. sentenced for threats during synagogue trial
A West Virginia man who admitted threatening jurors and witnesses in the Pittsburgh Tree of Life trial was sentenced to 78 months in prison Wednesday. Hardy Carroll Lloyd, 45, of Follansbee, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Wheeling, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office there. Lloyd, a self-proclaimed white supremacist, ran a prolific and…
Read MoreSuspected arsonist linked to two fires that damaged multiple Phoenix businesses; antisemitic papers found at one location, police say
Phoenix Police are asking for help in identifying and locating a suspect in two arson fires that damaged multiple businesses that 12News first reported last month. During the investigation, police said, “antisemitic papers were found at one of the locations.” 12News obtained photos of two “papers” that suggested taking responsibility for other fires at businesses…
Read MoreMore than 400 Jewish facilities received false bomb threats this weekend, non-profit says
More than 400 Jewish facilities across the US have received false bomb threats over email since Saturday, according to the Anti-Defamation League, an international Jewish non-profit organization. Oren Segal, Vice President of the Center on Extremism at the Anti-Defamation League, told CNN they believe one person or a small number of individuals were behind the…
Read MoreOttawa youth charged with ‘terrorism’ offences for alleged targeting of Jews
Canadian officials charged a youth in Ottawa with “terrorism” offences over alleged targeting of the Jewish community, police said on Saturday, amid warnings of rising antisemitism from the war in the Middle East. The suspect was charged with “facilitation of a terrorist activity by communicating instructional material related to an explosive substance” and “knowingly instructing,…
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