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NewsNovember 9, 2023

NYPD Reports 214% Increase in Anti-Jewish Hate Crimes During Israel-Hamas War

In October 2023, there was a total of 101 reported hate crimes, including 69 targeting Jews. In October 2022, there were 45 reported hate crimes, including 22 targeting Jews.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 21, 2022

CO Nightclub Killer Had Record of Threats, Previous Charges Dropped

He was reportedly stopped when a man attending a drag show at the club with his wife and daughter wrestled him to the floor and hit the suspected killer with a handgun after snatching it from his hand.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 16, 2022

Retired Buffalo Officer Among Murdered Victims of Active Shooter, Killed Fighting Back

Retired Buffalo Officer Aaron Salter, 55, was the first to defend lives and engage the shooter when he entered the Tops market around 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 22, 2021

Ohio Man Charged with Plotting Mass Shooting of College Women

Tres Genco, 21, of Hillsboro, Ohio, allegedly plotted to commit a hate crime, namely, a plan to shoot students in sororities at a university in Ohio. He was arrested by federal agents Wednesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 14, 2021

Teen Charged with Hate Crime After Destroying Pro-Police Sign in Utah

“Due to the demeanor displayed by Gibson in attempts to intimate law enforcement while destroying a ‘Pro Law Enforcement’ sign the allegations are being treated as a ‘Hate Crime’ enhanced allegation,” Deputy Cree Carter wrote in his affidavit.

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Articlesby David GriffithApril 29, 2021

Editorial: Hate and Crime

A spike in anti-Asian crimes has many people calling for hate crime convictions, but the motives behind such attacks are often unclear.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 23, 2021

NYPD to Target Crimes Against Asians Using Undercover Officers

“When you look at different sections of New York City, whether it’s in Chinatown, whether it’s here in Lower Manhattan, whether it’s in Flushing or parts of Brooklyn, you’re going to see uniformed, as well as some people that may surprise you,” Commissioner Dermot Shea said.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 19, 2021

De Blasio Wants NYPD Officers to Confront People Over Hurtful Language Against Asians

“Even if something is not a criminal case, a perpetrator being confronted by the city, whether it’s NYPD or another agency, and being told that what they’ve done was very hurtful to another person—and could, if ever repeated, lead to criminal charges—that’s another important piece of the puzzle,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a Thursday press conference.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 19, 2021

Biden Urges Congress to Pass Hate Crime Legislation in Response to Attacks Against Asians

The Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act aims to increase Justice Department oversight of coronavirus-related hate crimes, provide support for state and local law enforcement agencies, and make hate crime information more accessible to Asian American communities.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 23, 2020

L.A. Officers Present New Car to Woman After Hers was Destroyed in Hate Crime

LAPD said in a tweet the woman's car was jumped on and vandalized by "gang members." They reportedly jumped on the vehicle, bashed in the doors, and cut racial slurs into the paint. The car was a total loss.

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