NYPD Hunts Suspect in Citywide Hate Crime Robberies Targeting Mosques
NYPD is searching for a suspect in seven linked thefts classified as a hate crime pattern, including repeated thefts inside New York City mosques.…
NYPD Seeks Suspect in Hate Crime Assault on R Train Near Times Square Station
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect wanted in connection with an alleged hate crime assault aboard a subway train…
Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner Calls for Expanded Pennsylvania Hate Crime Law
A new report from the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office says Pennsylvania’s hate crime law is outdated and fails to protect victims targeted because of sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, and other characteristics.…
Queens statue vandalized in anti-religious hate crime
Queens statue defaced with anti-religious graffiti in early morning hate crime Queens, NY — A statue in Astoria was vandalized with spray-painted anti-religious messages in an early morning incident now being investigated…
Brooklyn hate crime indictment: man accused in subway assault, robbery
A Jewish rider was punched repeatedly and robbed during a morning commute, prosecutors say. Brooklyn, NY– A 20-year-old Brooklyn man has been indicted on multiple hate crime charges following what prosecutors describe…
Hate crime reported at Queens Catholic church after theft, altar damage
A suspect is being sought after an alleged hate crime inside a Queens church disrupted a place of worship and prompted a police appeal for public help. Queens, NY – A man…
NYPD investigates hate crime after religious materials defaced in Lower Manhattan
Police are searching for a suspect accused of targeting a location with religious vandalism in an early-morning incident. New York, NY – The NYPD is asking for the public’s help in identifying…
America’s First AI Hate Crime as Food Delivery Robot Harassment Caught on Camera
Man confronts delivery robot stalled at crosswalk in viral street encounter. Exchange highlights real-world limits of autonomous food delivery systems Chicago, IL – A confrontation between a pedestrian and an autonomous delivery robot…
NYPD seeks suspect in anti-Jewish hate crime robbery on N train
Police say the attacker punched a 54-year-old man and stole his yarmulke during a subway assault. Brooklyn, NY – NYPD Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect wanted…
MAGA hat wearing man sets woman’s boots on fire during hate crime attack in Chelsea
Detectives are investigating a hate crime after a woman was verbally harassed and set on fire during a daylight assault on West 26th Street in Manhattan. MANHATTAN, NY – New York City…
NJ Bill Would Classify Display of Confederate Flag, Nazi Symbol, or Noose as Hate Crime
Trenton, NJ – A new proposal in the New Jersey Legislature would make it a hate crime to display certain symbols historically associated with racism and violence, including the Confederate flag, Nazi…
Police seek suspect in East Harlem hate crime robbery
MANHATTAN, NY – Detectives are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect wanted for a robbery and assault in East Harlem that police are investigating as a hate crime. The incident…
NYPD investigating subway attack as anti-LGBTQIA+ hate crime
Brooklyn, NY – Police are searching for a suspect wanted in connection with an early-morning assault being investigated as a hate crime at the Lorimer Street subway station in Williamsburg. According to…
NYPD seeks suspect who damaged car-mounted menorah in Queens hate crime investigation
QUEENS, N.Y. – The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a man wanted in connection with an act of criminal mischief being investigated as a hate…
Chicago man charged with attempted murder and hate crime after late-night stabbing
CHICAGO, IL – A 33-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery, and a hate crime after allegedly stabbing a 55-year-old man on the city’s South Side late Monday night.…
Two Bronx men charged in Lower East Side hate crime attack against immigrant
New York, N.Y. – Two Bronx residents have been charged in connection with a hate-fueled attack on a 26-year-old man outside a Lower East Side building in September, police said. Kevin Tellez,…
Christians Targeted in New York City Hate Crime Spree
QUEENS, N.Y. – Police are searching for a suspect accused of targeting three churches in Far Rockaway with anti-Christian graffiti in a string of hate crimes earlier this month. Authorities said all…
Brooklyn man charged in hate crime after spitting on teen near Eastern Parkway
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – A 40-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a hate-motivated harassment incident that targeted a 14-year-old boy walking along Eastern Parkway last month, police said. The…
New York man sentenced to 17 months for anti-Jewish hate crimes at city protests
NEW YORK, NY – A Manhattan man who repeatedly assaulted Jewish New Yorkers at protests over the Israel-Hamas war has been sentenced to 17 months in federal prison. Tarek Bazrouk, 20, received…
Brooklyn man charged in subway hate crime assault, police seek second suspect
Brooklyn, NY – A 62-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a hate-motivated assault in a Brooklyn subway station, while police continue to search for another suspect believed to be involved.…