hate crime

18-year-old Arrested in Connection to Hate Crime, Assault
18-year-old Arrested in Connection to Hate Crime, Assault
18-year-old Arrested in Connection to Hate Crime, Assault
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — A Washington man accused of threatening his roommates with a knife is facing charges of a hate crime and assault. The Bellingham Herald reports 18-year-old Andre Marcel Siftsoff was arrested on charges of first-degree assault, third degree malicious mischief, felony harassment and malicious harassment, which is a hate crime...
Muslim Leaders Call for Hate-crime Inquiry After Student Hit
Muslim Leaders Call for Hate-crime Inquiry After Student Hit
Muslim Leaders Call for Hate-crime Inquiry After Student Hit
SEATTLE (AP) — Religious leaders are calling for a federal hate-crime investigation after a Muslim student at the University of Washington reported being struck in the face with a glass bottle this month. Arsalan Bukhari, executive director of the Washington chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, says the student, 19-year-old freshman Nasro Hassan, was walking on campus Nov... Read
Detectives Investigate Anti-Semitic Graffiti, Arsons
Detectives Investigate Anti-Semitic Graffiti, Arsons
Detectives Investigate Anti-Semitic Graffiti, Arsons
BURIEN (AP) — Authorities are investigating anti-Semitic graffiti and fires set outside a home just south of Seattle in Burien. The Seattle Times reports deputies got a report of an explosion and fire at about 4:30 a.m. Thursday. King County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Cindi West says deputies found two vehicles on fire as well as a nearby shed...
Man Accused of Unprovoked Attack on Interracial Couple
Man Accused of Unprovoked Attack on Interracial Couple
Man Accused of Unprovoked Attack on Interracial Couple
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Police say a man who told police he was part of a white supremacist group stabbed an interracial couple outside a bar in Olympia in a case that has garnered national media attention. Daniel B. Rowe is jailed on $500,000 bail on investigation for assault and malicious harassment...
Local Tea Party Leader Believes He Is A Hate Crime Victim
Local Tea Party Leader Believes He Is A Hate Crime Victim
Local Tea Party Leader Believes He Is A Hate Crime Victim
The leader of the Tea Party in Central Washington believes he's been the victim of a hate crime. Kirk Groenig says on February 21st his vehicle tires were slashed and the words t-bag and racist spray painted on side of the car while it was parked at his Ellensburg home. Gro...