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Feb 13 2024
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Arrest made in theft of Jackie Robinson statue; no evidence it was a ‘hate-motivated’ crime
Wichita police Chief Joe Sullivan said it was “only the first arrest” and that there were more to come. He did not specify how police determined Alderete was a suspect in the theft. Ricky Alderete was taken into custody earlier this month in a kidnapping case and charged Monday with four counts stemming from the theft and a 2022 case, records show. Wichita police Lt. Aaron Moses said there was
The Boston GlobeFeb 13 2024
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Police arrest man in theft of Jackie Robinson statue, no evidence of a hate crime
Authorities in Wichita, Kansas say they have arrested a 45-year-old man in the theft last month of a bronze Jackie Robinson statue and add more arrests would be forthcoming. The 275-pound statue was taken from McAdams Park in Wichita on Jan. 25, and only its feet were left after thieves dismantled it. The park is home to League 42, a youth baseball league named for the Hall of Famer's uniform
"USA Today" ContributorOct 30 2023
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Illinois man pleads not guilty to hate crime
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A man accused of murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in an attack on a Palestinian American woman and her young son pleaded not guilty Monday following his indictmen t by an Illinois grand jury. Joseph Czuba, 71, is charged in the fatal stabbing of six-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume and the wounding of Hanaan Shahin on Oct. 14. Authorities said the victims were targeted
Alpena NewsFeb 06 2024
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Jussie Smollett takes hate crime hoax conviction to Illinois Supreme Court
Jussie Smollett has asked the Illinois Supreme Court to review a recent ruling by an appellate court that upheld the former “Empire” actor’s disorderly conduct conviction. In December 2021, a Cook County jury found the 41-year-old guilty on five counts of disorderly conduct for fabricating a racist and homophobic attack on himself, then lying about it to Chicago police. Smollet, who has
New York Daily NewsOct 16 2023
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Killing of Muslim Boy Investigated as a Hate Crime
Attorney General Merrick Garland is opening a hate crimes investigation into the killing of a 6-year-old Muslim boy in Illinois. Police say the killing was motivated by the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, The Hill reported. Authorities say Wadea Al-Fayoume was stabbed 26 times by Joseph M. Czuba, 71, who also stabbed the boy’s mother, Hanaan Shahin, a dozen times. She is now hospitalized and is
Newsmax (News)Feb 02 2024
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Man admits violent hate crimes against Orthodox Jews in New Jersey
A New Jersey man admitted to a series of violent hate crimes, for driving his car into a group of people and stabbing one because they were Jewish. Dion Marsh, 29, from Manchester, New Jersey, pleaded guilty in a federal court hearing in Trenton on Thursday to four counts of committing hate crimes and one of carjacking. He faces being sentenced to life in prison later this year. He was charged
NBC News (Online)Nov 26 2023
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3 Palestinian students in Vermont shot in possible hate crime
• Three 20-year-old students of Palestinian descent were shot in Burlington, Vermont on Saturday. • No suspect has been identified. • Police chief: "No one can look at this incident and not suspect that it may have been a hate-motivated crime." Three students of Palestinian descent were injured Saturday evening in a shooting in Burlington, Vermont, in what advocacy organizations have said is a
Business InsiderFeb 01 2024
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Man Pleads Guilty to 2022 Hate Crime Spree Targeting Orthodox Jews
A New Jersey man pleaded guilty Thursday to federal hate crime charges for a rampage in 2022 in which he used a stolen vehicle and another car to try to kill four Jewish men in and around Lakewood, N.J., home to one of the most populous communities of Orthodox Jews in the United States. The man, Dion Marsh, 29, pleaded guilty to five federal hate crime charges and one charge of carjacking.
New York Times (News)Feb 01 2024
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Eugene man arrested, charged with hate crimes over antisemitic graffiti at synagogue
A 34-year-old Eugene man has been charged with hate crimes after multiple incidents of antisemitic graffiti were reported at the Temple Beth Israel synagogue. Rabbi Ruhi Sophia Rubenstein at Temple Beth Israel says the most recent tagging incident occurred on Jan. 14 and was discovered when she and a community member checked on the building during Eugene's recent ice storm. The graffiti
The Register-GuardMar 18 2024
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Leaders call for hate crime probe after intruder damages Loop mosque telling worshipers 'Muslims should die'
An intruder burst into a Loop mosque and blurted offensive statements to congregants during nightly prayers Sunday, police and shaken mosque leaders said. Just before nightly prayers for Ramadan around 8 p.m., a man approached the mosque, 213 S. State St., and tried to kick in the door before breaking through the glass with an object, police and mosque spokesperson Salman Azam said. Azam said
Chicago Sun-Times