hate crime
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PublishedJune 27, 2023
Police report 2 hate crimes in Windham
Windham police say vandals spray-painted racist words and symbols on Windham Center Road twice in the past month.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2023
Asian households in Portland asked to be vigilant following recent burglaries
On Friday, the Portland Police Department warned that a small group of men appear to be targeting and burglarizing the homes of Asian families.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2023
Hate crimes in U.S. rose to highest-ever level in 2021, FBI says
New data shows there were 9,065 bias-motivated crimes, the second-most in three decades, according to federal officials.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2022
Colorado LGBTQ club shooting suspect charged with 305 counts, including hate crimes
The suspect had been held on hate crime charges following the attack but prosecutors had said they weren’t sure whether those counts would stick because they needed to assess if there was adequate evidence to show it was a bias motivated crime.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2022
Colorado shooting suspect changed name as teenager in Texas
Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, who faces murder and hate crime charges, was known as Nicholas Brink until 2016.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2022
Father, son get life for hate crime in Ahmaud Arbery’s death
The killing shattered their Georgia community and became part of a larger national reckoning over racial injustice.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2022
Four charged with vandalism, including hate graffiti, at Rockland high school
Vandals caused extensive damage to an outbuilding and the surrounding property at Oceanside High School last month.
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PublishedMay 24, 2022
Maine Voices: Sen. Collins should take action to keep Maine families safe
The Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act marks a significant step in securing our communities and creates important oversight mechanisms.
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PublishedMay 17, 2022
FBI investigating Dallas shooting in Koreatown as hate crime
Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia has said last Wednesday's shooting at Hair World Salon could be connected to two other shootings at businesses run by Asian Americans.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2022
Biden signs bill making lynching a federal hate crime
Congress first considered anti-lynching legislation more than 120 years ago, but it has failed to pass such legislation nearly 200 times.