by BBC news, 9/22/2017\ "Jakub Wendland, of Rochdale, set his dog on a man as he left a mosque in Levenshulme during Ramadan, Manchester Crown Court was told. Later the same day, he tried to get the dog to attack a woman he believed to be Muslim. Wendland, who pleaded guilty to assault, causing injury
September 1, 2017 SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A San Francisco man has been arrested in connection with a series of brutal assaults against Asian women that took place in the city’s Bayview and Ingleside districts, police said Friday. Agustin Garcia, 19, was arrested on suspicion of assault with force likely to cause great
by Adam Ferrise August 28, 2017 CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A Pennsylvania man charged in a hate-crime attack that left a Westlake man unconscious was arrested Monday, police said. Gregory Brzoza, 24, is in the Cleveland City Jail awaiting his first court appearance, which has not been scheduled. Brzoza was arrested Monday, according to court records.
by Frances Robles August 29, 2017 One of the suspects in the beating of a young African-American man during the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va., was arrested in Georgia on Monday. Alex Michael Ramos, 33, was charged with malicious wounding in the Aug. 12 attack on DeAndre Harris, 20, a teacher’s aide
by George Joseph August 28, 2017 Leaked chat room conversations reveal expectations of violence — along with detailed planning and intelligence gathering on left-wing adversaries. Nearly a month before a car driven by an alleged neo-Nazi plowed into counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Aug. 12, white supremacists planning the “Unite the Right” rally joked
by Javonte Anderson, 8/24/2017 Indiana lawmakers are already making waves preparing legislation in January that would bring stiffer penalties to people who commit bias-motivated crimes. On Thursday, Sen. Mike Bohacek, R-Michiana Shores, said he would introduce legislation that would include a sentence aggravator for what is being defined as "bias" crimes. "Unfortunately we think biased
by Richard Winton, 8/25/2017 The number of hate crimes in Los Angeles and other major cities rose in the first half of 2017 amid more polarized politics and protests, according to new data. The Los Angeles Police Department documented a 12.6% increase in hate crimes in the first half of 2017, 161 compared to 143 in the
By Dennis Romero, August 28, 2017 Hate crime in the city of Los Angeles remains on the rise in the era of President Trump, according to preliminary midyear data from the Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino. Such incidents surged 12.6 percent compared with the same time last year. The increase
By Reuters Staff, 8/21/2017 LONDON (Reuters) - Online abuse will be treated as seriously as offline offences, Britain’s prosecution service said on Monday in new guidance on handling hate crimes. The rules - which included guidelines on helping disabled and bisexual victims - were meant to encourage more people to come forward and press courts
By Mark Berman, 8/26/2017 Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Wednesday that the Charlottesville car attack could be prosecuted as a hate crime, saying that federal authorities “intensely” probing the case could ultimately decide to prosecute the driver in a number of different ways. Sessions cautioned that no federal charges were imminent as officials are still conducting an