Posts Tagged ‘hate-bias’
FBI arrests Florida man accused of threatening ‘mass casualty event’
A Florida man accused of posting online threats to carry out mass violence has been arrested and charged with making an interstate threat and a weapon violation, federal court records show. Alexander Lightner, 26, of Venice, Florida, allegedly posted comments online that were “intended to convey the message that he was planning to conduct a…
Read MoreHoax threats sent to schools, synagogues across Colorado
Dozens of schools and synagogues across Colorado received bomb threats Tuesday, which prompted some of them to evacuate. The FBI Denver office said it was aware of “numerous hoax bomb threats” sent to various government buildings, schools and other facilities in Colorado but said they have no information that any of them were credible. The…
Read MoreAustralia bans Nazi salute, swastika, other hate symbols in public as antisemitism spikes
Australian lawmakers have banned the performance of the Nazi salute in public and outlawed the display or sale of Nazi hate symbols such as the swastika in landmark legislation that went into effect in the country Monday. The new laws also make the act of glorifying OR praising acts of terrorism a criminal offense. The…
Read MoreNeo-Nazi podcasters sent to prison on terror charges for targeting Prince Harry and his young son
A neo-Nazi podcaster who called for the deaths of Prince Harry and his young son received a prison sentence Thursday along with his co-host Thursday. The sentencing judge in London called the duo “dedicated and unapologetic white supremacists” who encouraged terrorism. Christopher Gibbons and Tyrone Patten-Walsh espoused racist, antisemitic, Islamophobic, homophobic and misogynistic views and…
Read MoreNC man charged with sending threatening emails to Jewish worship center, FBI says
A Piedmont Triad man has been charged after he allegedly sent threatening emails to a North Carolina Jewish organization. Jeffrey Scott Hobgood, of Troy, was arrested and charged on Monday with communicating threats. Law enforcement alleges that he sent threatening emails to a family member last year and then sent antisemitic, threatening emails to an…
Read MoreSix Jewish temples across San Diego County receive bomb threat
Six Jewish temples in San Diego County were threatened Tuesday morning after someone sent a message saying a bomb was hidden in their respective buildings. The local synagogues were among 91 total Jewish houses of worship in California that received similar threats, according to officials. Just after 8:30 a.m., a person at Temple Solel in…
Read MoreChicago 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…
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