1 arrested, 1 sought in possible hate-crime beating of gay man outside New York City deliOctober 12th, 2009 NYPD: Beating of gay man a possible hate crimeNEW YORK — New York City police say a 49-year-old gay man leaving a corner deli near his home was beaten by two men in an apparent hate crime. Jack Price remains in a medically induced coma.
2 NY teens arrested for beating up Ecuadorean immigrants in course of racial slurAugust 26th, 2009 ATCHOGUE, N.Y. — Two teenagers have been arrested on a hate crime charge in the racially charged beating of an Ecuadorean immigrant on New York's Long Island.
Hearing under way in case of SoCal teen charged with killing gay classmate in OxnardJuly 21st, 2009 Hearing begins in case of gay SoCal teen slayingVENTURA, Calif. — A police sergeant says a Southern California junior high school student made threats about a gay classmate a day before he allegedly shot him.
Witnesses say NY hate crime suspect used anti-gay slur before transgendered victim was killedJuly 15th, 2009 Witnesses: NY murder suspect used anti-gay slurSYRACUSE, N.Y. — Two prosecution witnesses who were at a New York house party when a transgendered woman was murdered testified the man accused of the killing had directed an anti-gay slur at the victim.
A summary of New York's hate crime lawJuly 13th, 2009 A summary of New York's hate crime lawHere are the totals for hate crimes reported and convictions under New York's 2000 law, according to the state Division of Criminal Justice Services:
2000 — 781 reported hate crimes; 49 convictions
2001 — 975 reported hate crimes; 167 convictions
2002 — 721 reported hate crimes; 81 convictions
2003 — 670 reported hate crimes; 101 convictions
2004 — 626 reported hate crimes; 80 convictions
2005 — 585 reported hate crimes; 78 convictions
2006 — 611 reported hate crimes; 77 convictions
2007 — 636 reported hate crimes; 88 convictions
2008 — 544 reported hate crimes; 66 convictions
—Of the 787 hate crime convictions statewide, New York City's four counties — Bronx, Kings, Queens and New York — account for nearly two-thirds (499). Top 5 Counties with most hate crime convictions:
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NY to pursue killing of transgender woman as hate crime; few NY cases ever win convictionsJuly 13th, 2009 NY to use hate crime law in transgender caseSYRACUSE, N.Y. — It was no secret to friends and family that Lateisha Green was born a boy.
Navy: Gay sailor's slaying at Southern California base appears not to be hate crimeJuly 3rd, 2009 Navy investigates gay sailor's death in Calif.SAN DIEGO — The death of a gay sailor who was killed as he stood guard at Camp Pendleton doesn't appear to be a hate crime, officials said Thursday. Seaman August Provost of Houston was found shot multiple times Tuesday in what investigators are calling a random act unrelated to the 29-year-old's sexuality.
FBI: Authorities weighing bring a hate-crime charge against suspect in Holocaust Musem slayingJune 11th, 2009 FBI: Possible hate-crime charge against suspectWASHINGTON — A ranking FBI official says authorities are pursuing a possible hate crime charge as well as a homicide charge against a white supremacist suspected of murdering a security officer at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial and Museum.
NYC club bouncer guilty in slaying of graduate student from BostonJune 3rd, 2009 NYC club bouncer guilty in Boston student's deathNEW YORK — A Manhattan nightclub bouncer has been convicted of first-degree murder in the slaying of a graduate student from Boston. Darryl Littlejohn looked straight ahead as the jury verdict was read Wednesday.
Md. becomes first state in nation to protect homeless people under hate-crimes lawMay 9th, 2009 Attacks on homeless become hate crime in Md.ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland has become the first state in the nation to protect homeless people under a hate-crimes law.
Thornton man convicted of killing transgender woman gets another 60 years in prisonMay 9th, 2009 Man gets more prison time in transgender slayingDENVER — A man convicted last month of murder and a hate crime in the slaying of a transgender Colorado woman has received another 60 years in prison after being found a "habitual criminal."
Allen Andrade of Thornton was convicted of beating 18-year-old Angie Zapata to death with a fire extinguisher July 17 after discovering she was biologically male. A judge sentenced him to life in prison without parole for first-degree murder after the jury's April 22 verdict.
Indiana man charged with setting fire at mother's house in fake hate crimeMay 4th, 2009 Ind. man charged with arson in fake hate crimePORTAGE, Ind. — Police arrested a northwestern Indiana man on charges that he set a fire at his mother's home and tried to make look like a hate crime by spray-painting a racial slur on the garage door.
Dallas man executed for abduction, rape, slaying of woman during 1999 crime spreeMay 1st, 2009 Dallas man executed for 1999 rape, slayingHUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas man has been executed for the rape and slaying of a woman abducted while she was trying to make a call at a pay phone 10 years ago. Twenty-eight-year-old Derrick Lamone Johnson of Dallas was the 14th Texas prisoner executed this year in the nation's most active death penalty state.
NC Rep. Foxx calls case of murdered gay student a 'hoax;' later blames 'poor choice of words'April 30th, 2009 NC Rep. Foxx calls hate crime murder case a 'hoax'RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina congresswoman says she made a poor choice of words when she called the infamous murder of a gay Wyoming student a "hoax" to justify passing hate crimes bills.
Jury convicts man of first-degree murder for killing transgender woman in ColoradoApril 22nd, 2009 Colo. man convicted of murdering transgender womanGREELEY, Colo. — A man who claimed he snapped before killing a transgender woman was swiftly convicted of first-degree murder and a hate crime Wednesday for savagely beating the woman with a fire extinguisher.
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