Hate Crime - Page 24

March 5, 2024

Germany arrests Italian soccer fan over Hitler salute at beer hall

An 18-year-old Lazio soccer fan was arrested and fined in Munich, Germany, after giving a Hitler salute at the beer hall where the Nazi party was founded.

March 4, 2024

Michigan man gets year and a day in prison for antisemitic online threats

Seann Pietila, 20, of Pickford, Michigan, has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for violent, antisemitic threats made online.

March 4, 2024

Ohio 'incel' sentenced for plotting to kill sorority girls in manifesto

An Ohio man and "incel" who plotted a mass shooting targeting sorority girls at a university has been sentenced to six years in prison on a hate crime charge.

March 3, 2024

Washington poised to enact hate crime hotline where residents can report bias incidents

A bill to propose a reporting and tracking system for hate crimes successfully passed the Washington State Legislature after previously failing last year.

February 28, 2024

Bill legally defining antisemitism passes Florida Senate

The Florida Senate unanimously passed a bill on Wednesday that, if enacted, would establish a formal definition of antisemitism under state law.

February 20, 2024

SC man faces murder charges in trans woman's killing, marking first federal gender-based hate crime trial

The first federal trial over a hate crime based on gender identity is set to begin in South Carolina. Daqua Lameek Ritter is accused of killing a transgender woman in 2019.

February 19, 2024

Indiana reporter arrested for threats against pro-Israel officials: 'Kill every Jew'

Jeffrey Stevens, 41, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, faces up to five years in federal prison for allegedly threatening the lives of Jews and pro-Israel U.S. officials.

February 15, 2024

Rhode Island man charged with setting fires around majority-Black church

Kevin Colantonio, 34, of North Providence, Rhode Island, has been arrested and charged in connection with several gasoline-fueled fires lit around a predominantly Black church.

February 14, 2024

Italian police raid homes of 24 people accused of promoting Mussolini, Hitler, in Jewish neighborhood

Italian police raided the homes of 24 people on Wednesday, all suspects in an investigation into the promotion of fascism at a gathering in the Jewish quarter of Ferrara.

February 8, 2024

Police: Stabbing of Palestinian American near Texas university can be classified as hate crime

The stabbing of a 23-year-old Palestinian American near the University of Texas campus has been classified as a hate crime by Austin police, officials say.