Posts Tagged ‘hate-bias’
Two South Carolina Men Charged with Hate Crimes for Bias-Motivated Armed Robberies Targeting Hispanic Victims
A federal grand jury in Columbia, South Carolina, returned an indictment today charging two South Carolina men with hate crimes in connection with a string of bias-motivated armed robberies targeting Hispanic victims. According to court documents, beginning in January 2021 and continuing through February 2021, Charles Antonio Clippard, 26, and Michael Joseph Knox, 28, both…
Read MoreSuspect arrested in shooting of 3 students of Palestinian descent in Vermont, police say
A 48-year-old man was arrested on Sunday in connection with the shootings of three college students of Palestinian descent in Burlington, Vermont, on Saturday night, police said. Jason J. Eaton was detained midday Sunday near the site of the shooting, the Burlington Police Department said in a press release. Police then searched his home and…
Read MoreNathaniel Veltman guilty of 1st–degree and attempted murder in 2021 attack on Muslim family in London, Ont.
After less than six hours of deliberations, the jury in the Nathaniel Veltman murder trial in Windsor, Ont., has reached a verdict of guilty of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder related to the truck attack on a Muslim family in London in 2021. The 12-member jury in the more…
Read MoreA ‘rogue’s gallery’ of threats made against US since Hamas attack on Israel, FBI Director Christopher Wray says
Since Hamas’ surprise terror attack against Israel on Oct. 7, law enforcement has seen a “rogue’s gallery” of calls for attacks against the U.S. from Hezbollah to Al Qaeda, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday. “Given those calls for action, our most immediate concern is that individuals or small groups will draw inspiration from the…
Read MoreJustice Department Leaders Join Maryland Attorney General to Announce Hate Crime Grants
Justice Department officials joined leaders and community partners from the state of Maryland on Monday to announce new federal investments aimed at combatting hate crimes across the country, as well as to highlight current national and local efforts addressing the devastating impact of hate crimes past and present. Maryland was chosen as a host site…
Read MoreMichigan man pleads guilty to sending messages about mass shooting plot targeting Jews
A 19-year-old Michigan man arrested for sending Instagram messages about planning a mass shooting targeting Jewish people pleaded guilty to a federal charge, officials announced Monday. The FBI arrested Seann Pietila in June after discovering Instagram messages he sent detailing plans of violence with specific references to the Jewish community, including antisemitic slurs, references to…
Read MoreMontreal Jewish school targeted in shooting for 2nd time in less than a week, police say
A Jewish school in Montreal was shot at Sunday, the second time in under a week the school has been targeted with gunfire, according to police. The facade of the school in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood sustained damage but was empty at the time of Sunday’s shooting, and no one was injured, Caroline Chevrefils, a spokesperson…
Read MorePolice investigating shots fired overnight at 2 Jewish schools in Montreal
Montreal police are investigating after shots were fired at two Jewish schools. Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) spokesperson, Jean-Pierre Brabant, said police received two 911 calls, one at around 8:20 a.m., and the second just before 8:50 a.m. In both cases, the callers reported the schools’ front doors had been struck…
Read MoreBuddhist temple firebombed by man seen throwing Molotov cocktail, video shows
The Montgomery County Fire Marshal’s office is looking into why someone tried to burn down the Huyen Trang Buddhist Meditation Centre in New Caney on Sunday night. The owners of the facility told Eyewitness News that they are thankful no one was hurt. On Monday night, the owner spoke only with ABC13 and shared the…
Read MoreArizona man arrested, hit with federal charges for allegedly threatening to kill rabbi
An Arizona man was arrested and hit with federal charges over the weekend for allegedly threatening to execute a Scottsdale rabbi and “every other JEW” he could find, the Justice Department announced Monday. Jeffrey Mindock, a 47-year-old Tempe resident, allegedly sent an email last Friday morning to the rabbi asking him to convince a judge…
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