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.
Officials: 2 pedestrians collide in NYC; 1 stabs the other and is later found dead in PhillySeptember 30th, 2009 NYPD: Pedestrian collision ends in fatal stabbingNEW YORK — Authorities say that an Army veteran killed someone who had bumped into him on a New York sidewalk and that the suspect was later found dead in Philadelphia. A law enforcement official said Wednesday that Philadelphia officials notified New York police the night before that the suspect was found dead.
Former prosecutor in Williams case contradicts boss' testimony about subordinate's racial slurSeptember 30th, 2009 Williams prosecutor contradicts boss about slurSOMERVILLE, N.J. — The former county prosecutor who tried Jayson Williams for manslaughter in 2004 asserted Wednesday that he was unsure when he learned that one of his subordinates used a racial slur to describe the former NBA star.
Ex-Ohio high school coach gets 4 years for arson at own home; made it appear like hate crimeSeptember 22nd, 2009 Ex-Ohio coach gets 4 years for arson at own homeTROY, Ohio — A former high school basketball coach in Ohio has been sentenced to four years in prison for setting fire to his home, which prosecutors said he had done to portray himself as the victim of a hate crime. Authorities who responded to the fire at James Clay's house in Troy found a spray-painted racial slur on his car.
Ohio ex-coach who claimed to be victim of racial crime is convicted of setting house on fireSeptember 3rd, 2009 Coach who claimed to be victim convicted of arsonTROY, Ohio — A former high school basketball coach in Ohio has been convicted of setting fire to his home in the days after he was charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl. Authorities who responded to the fire at James Clay's house in Troy also found a spray-painted racial slur on his car.
3 whites, including suspect nicknamed 'Hitler,' indicted in beating of black Md. fishermanSeptember 2nd, 2009 3 indicted in racially motivated Md. beatingBALTIMORE — A grand jury has indicted a man and two teenagers arrested last month on charges of beating an elderly black fisherman in a Baltimore park.
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.
Baltimore police say suspect in beating of elderly black man was nicknamed 'Hitler'August 19th, 2009 Baltimore race beating suspect has Hitler tattooBALTIMORE — Baltimore police say a suspect in the racially motivated beating of a 76-year-old black man has a tattoo of Adolf Hitler on his stomach and even uses "Hitler" as a nickname. Twenty-eight-year-old Calvin Lockner was ordered held without bail Wednesday morning.
Boston police officer suspended for allegedly using slur for black Harvard scholarJuly 29th, 2009 Boston officer suspended for Gates racial slurBOSTON — A Boston police officer has been suspended for using a racial slur to describe black Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. After learning of the slur, Commissioner Edward Davis put 36-year-old Justin Barrett on administrative leave pending a termination hearing.
NY man guilty of hate crime in transgender slaying; only 2nd such conviction in USJuly 17th, 2009 NY man guilty of hate crime in transgender slayingSYRACUSE, N.Y. — A jury in upstate New York has convicted a man of a hate crime for killing a transgender woman.
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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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.
Group: NJ had more hate crime incidents against Jews than any other state in 2008June 2nd, 2009 Group: NJ tops list in anti-Semitic hate crimesPARAMUS, N.J. — New Jersey had more anti-Semitic incidents reported in 2008 than any other state.
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.
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.
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