Five Kids Victims of “Ginger” Attacks
Authorities have said that at least five Southern California children were attacked after a group on Facebook announced a “Kick a Ginger Day” event, inspired by an episode of the “South Park” television show. Nobody was seriously hurt and no arrests were made, police said. A twelve-year-old boy reported being kicked and hit by classmates, [...]
Anti-Gay, Religiously Motivated Crimes on Rise
The FBI has released data showing a dramatic increase in the amount of hate crimes based on anti-gay, religious bias. The number of hate crimes reported increased by about two percent from last year, and the same statistics show an increase of almost eleven percent in hate crimes based on sexual orientation. The number of [...]
Two Men Charged After Three Found Dead in Kentucky
Kentucky police say that two arrests have been made after the discovery of three corpses in the countryside. Authorities say the bodies of three Hispanic men were discovered by hunters on Sunday afternoon in a copse of pine trees north of Louisville. The bodies have not been identified. Twenty-year-old Miguel A. Velasquez of Cave City [...]
Pastor Robbed after Answering Door
Lincoln, Nebraska police are investigating the armed robbery of a pastor who was held at knifepoint at his church. Police say that fifty-two-year-old Christopher Anderson opened the door to Glad Tidings Assembly of God for someone late Saturday night. The man asked for money, and Anderson said he didn’t have any to give. Anderson said [...]
Two Officers Shot in NY Apartment Building
Two New York police officers were shot when they responded to an emergency call in an apartment building. Their injuries do not appear to be life-threatening. A police spokesperson reported that the officers were fired upon when they interrupted a home invasion in Rochester on Tuesday night. The officers were wearing protective vests, and were [...]
Ohio Killings Suspect Faces Arraignment
An Ohio man is facing eleven counts of murder after police discovered the remains of about a dozen women in his home and surrounding yard. Anthony Sowell has been charged with eleven counts of aggravated murder, and could potentially face the death penalty if he is convicted. Police report that the fifty-year-old man lured vulnerable [...]
Man Pleads Not Guilty in Cleveland Body Case
A registered sex offender has pleaded not guilty to an alleged attack that prompted a search of his Cleveland home, and the discovery of eleven bodies there. Fifty-year-old Anthony Sowell appeared in court on Friday, pleading not guilty to various charges including rape, kidnapping, attempted murder, and felonious assault. Judge John O’Donnell of the Cuyahoga [...]
Charges Against Fla. Men in Sidewalk Feud Dropped
Prosecutors say they have decided to drop charges against two men involved in a fist fight at a St. Petersburg City Council meeting. The two men were arrested in October after they attacked each other during an argument over whether to privatize a public sidewalk. The men, who are aged seventy-six and sixty-one, were charged [...]
Robbery Victim Identifies Suspect Via Yearbook
A Pennsylvania man who was robbed of his jacket, cell phone, keys, and three hundred dollars realized that the person who stole from him looked familiar. Upon returning home to check a school year book, the victim identified thirty-year-old Anthony Williams for Erie police. Williams was later arrested on charges of robbery, terroristic threats, and [...]
Prison Sentences for Three in Idaho Hate Crime Assault
A federal judge sentenced three Idaho men to time in prison for the hate crime beating of a black man outside a Nampa Wal-Mart. Judge Edward Lodge sentenced twenty-three-year-old Michael Bullard to at least four years in prison, twenty-four-year-old Richard Armstrong to at least three, and twenty-three-year-old James Whitewater to a year and a half. [...]