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Wisconsin Manhunt: Former FBI Official Says Manifesto-Writer Is Likely ‘Ticking Time Bomb’

by Daniela Silva April 10, 2017   As a manhunt for a gun thief who mailed an anti-government manifesto to the president entered day six, one former high-ranking FBI official described the man as a "ticking time bomb." "The most dangerous people in this genre are the ones whose ideology is kind of all over

Russia’s aggressive response to the St. Petersburg subway bombing is raising questions

by David Filipov May 7, 2017   MOSCOW — The arrests are decisive, dramatic, and nationally televised. As the camera rolls, masked Russian counterintelligence agents jump out of a van and dash across a field outside Moscow. They take down a man in a blue coat, pin him to the pavement and pull a pistol from

Morocco Arrests 6 ISIS Affiliates Planning Domestic Terrorist Attacks

by Youssef Igrouane May 10, 2017   A preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects had been promoting terrorist attacks carried out by ISIS in several countries, pledging that they would carry out similar ones in Morocco. The investigation has also revealed that some of the detainees had contact with ISIS fighter in Syria and Iraq

White Male Terrorists Are an Issue We Should Discuss

by Lincoln Blades May 9, 2017   Since September 11, 2001, preventing terrorism in the United States has become one of the main concerns of citizens, policymakers, and law enforcement agencies. Leaders believe that battling "terror" isn't just done by waging war on jihadists themselves, but also on their ideology. When an attack whose perpetrator

Special Meeting Held After 2nd Possible Hate Crime On Miami Beach

by Silva Harapetian May 9, 2017   MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A special meeting was held Tuesday to discuss what can be done about hate crimes following two attacks on Miami Beach. “I just got bashed on Washington Ave.,” the latest victim told CBS4’s Silva Harapetian. The man, who didn’t want to have his name public,

Killing law enforcement would be a hate crime under new bill

by Kirsten Conley May 10, 2017   Attacking or killing cops and other first responders would be a hate crime under a bill passed by the state Senate on Tuesday. The Community Heroes Protection Act would make cops, firefighter and EMTs among those to be included in the state’s hate crimes laws which bump violent

New rapid-response team plans to confront hate crimes in the D.C. area

by Julie Zauzmer May 9, 2017   When Symi Rom-Rymer heard about a family in Fairfax County that found their home broken into and “F— Muslims” scrawled on their walls, she wished she could do something to help. When it was a nearby Jewish Community Center and then a church vandalized with swastikas, again she wondered

Spread of Hate Crimes Has Lawmakers Seeking Harsher Penalties

by Audra D.S. Burch April 30, 2017   The anonymous email arrived on a Saturday afternoon, its message jumbled, misspelled, in capital letters. It was not addressed to a specific individual at the Birmingham Islamic Society. Rather, its hateful message was directed at African-Americans, Mexicans and Muslims in general. Three words stood out: “run or

Man accused of multiple firebombings, attempted murder and hate crime in Northern California

by Veronica Rocha April 28, 2017   A Northern California man was arrested Friday after authorities say he launched firebomb attacks on police and two black neighbors. Matthew Scott Jones, 39, was arrested at 1:40 a.m. on suspicion of attempted murder, committing a hate crime, arson and possessing destructive devices with the intent to injure

Nampa man sentenced for hate crime in death of gay man at Lake Lowell

by Morgan Boydston April 27, 2017   BOISE -- A Nampa man was sentenced in federal court on Wednesday for a hate crime after killing a gay man near Lake Lowell last April. 23-year-old Kelly Schneider pleaded guilty to a hate crime, and will serve 28 years in federal prison for violently beating Steven Nelson because