Inside City Hall Wednesday, East Providence officials were hosting a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of Cape Verdean independence, when a young man dressed in black stormed into the building, allegedly determined to express his disapproval. Security camera footage shows an American flag and a Cape Verdean flag being tossed out the front door. […]
Hate Crime
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Man sentenced to 53 years in prison in attack on Palestinian American boy, mother
An Illinois landlord who killed a 6-year-old Muslim boy and severely injured the boy’s mother in a brutal hate-crime attack days after the war in Gaza began was sentenced to 53 years in prison.
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A neo-Nazi leader is indicted for a plot to have a Santa Claus poison children in NYC
Michail Chkhikvishvili, an alleged leader of an extremist group called the Maniac Murder Cult, outlined a detailed plan to hand out poisoned candy to Jewish children and also target racial minorities.
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RI attorney general adds hate crimes to sentencing of Barrington man charged with assaulting neighbor
If convicted of assaulting his neighbor, a Barrington man could face harsher punishment under the state’s Hate Crimes Sentencing Act.
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Hundreds Gather For Vigil At Hebrew Cemetery After Nearly 60 Gravestones Defaced
Hundreds of people gathered Tuesday night at the Hebrew Cemetery in Fall River to support the Jewish community after nearly 60 gravestones were knocked over or defaced last week with anti-Semitic slurs.
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‘This Is Not Fall River’: Jewish Community Responds To Hebrew Cemetery Vandalism
The Fall River Police Department continues to investigate nearly 60 gravestones at a Hebrew cemetery defaced with anti-Semitic messages last weekend.
