hate crime

A 45-year-old Ventura County man pleaded guilty to a felony hate crime after threatening a Black shopper with racial slurs outside a grocery store in Oxnard. Surveillance cameras and witnesses documented the incident, which occurred on May 13 at Grocery Outlet on 920 N. Ventura Road.

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser criticized Melat Kiros for hesitating to label the firebombing of a pro-Israel rally as antisemitic. Kiros stated she could not determine the perpetrator's intent but emphasized the loss of innocent lives, while Weiser called the attack a hate crime and expressed concern over the lack of acknowledgment.

Three men were charged with hate crime, assault, and property damage after attacking a CBS news crew near the Adler Planetarium in Chicago. The incident involved property destruction, including a smashed camera and truck windshield, with no injuries reported.

A man is facing hate crime charges for signs threatening immigrants in Waukegan and North Chicago. Surveillance video shows someone using a ladder to install one of the signs in the middle of the night.

A man is facing a hate crime charge for targeting migrants in Lake County. An active investigation continues.

50 Cent mocked Jussie Smollett's return to the stage for a Harlem Pride performance. Smollett's 2021 conviction for staging a hate crime was overturned in November 2024 following a lengthy appeal process.

Kevin Charles Pyles, who previously pled guilty to terrorism-related threats targeting the Jewish community, is now charged with a hate crime for defacing a synagogue. The new charge relates to an act of vandalism against the synagogue.

The family of Albert 'Avrumie' Itzkowitz, an Orthodox Jewish man fatally shot in Kissena Park, has joined the NYPD in offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to his killer. A month after the May 18, 2026, shooting, no arrests or motives have been identified, with the family suspecting antisemitism as a possible motive and urging investigators to consider a hate crime.

A man was sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted first-degree murder and hate crime charges. The attack was motivated by the victim's sexual orientation.

A Chicago man was sentenced to 18 years in prison for a hate crime stabbing attack at a halfway house. Timothy House, 33, pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder and hate crime charges.

A 21-year-old man was charged with hate crime and arson for burning a cross in Grant Park. He claimed the act was a political protest against President Donald Trump and not intended as a hate symbol.

Amir Ayesh, 19, was arrested for spraying two Jewish residents with a water gun in a Miami-Dade neighborhood on May 9, which authorities classified as a hate crime. Surveillance video linked him to the incidents, and he faces two counts of battery with prejudice. The arrest follows similar attacks by other individuals earlier this year.

A 19-year-old man was charged with two counts of battery with prejudice in a hate crime case involving an unknown liquid sprayed from a vehicle in a predominantly Jewish neighborhood in northeast Miami-Dade. The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office arrested Amir Ayesh after surveillance linked him to the incidents via a water gun used during the attacks.

An Oakland man faces hate crime, assault, and vandalism charges following an attack in San Francisco's Castro District. Hans Haken pleaded not guilty to a felony count of assault with a deadly weapon.

A 91-year-old woman in Margate is accused of firing a BB gun at her neighbor, Marilyn Lopez, in a hate crime incident. Authorities arrested her over a year after the May 2025 event, with Lopez alleging anti-immigrant remarks and repeated confrontations. Residents claim the woman was protecting her property, but she was taken into custody and later released, reportedly moving to Port St. Lucie.

A 21-year-old Chicago man, Merlin Lu, was ordered released by a judge after admitting to burning a cross in Grant Park, facing multiple felony and misdemeanor charges including hate crime and arson. Prosecutors argued the act targeted Christian nationalists, while Lu's defense called it a political protest against President Donald Trump and billionaires, denying it was a hate crime.

A 21-year-old man named Merlin Lu was charged with a hate crime and arson after admitting to setting a cross on fire in Chicago's Grant Park. Lu claimed the act was a protest against President Donald Trump and Christian nationalists, not a racially motivated act of hate.

A 21-year-old man admitted to setting a cross on fire in Chicago's Grant Park and was charged with a hate crime, arson, and other offenses. He claimed the act was a protest against President Donald Trump and Christian nationalists, not a racially motivated attack. A heart with the word 'resilient' was placed where the burning cross stood.

A 21-year-old man, Merlin Lu, was charged with a hate crime and arson after setting a cross on fire in Chicago's Grant Park. He claimed the act was a protest against President Donald Trump and Christian nationalists, denying it was racially motivated.

Merlin Lu, 21, faces four felony and four misdemeanor charges after admitting to setting fire to a cross in Chicago’s Grant Park on June 9. Police released images of a suspect fleeing the scene and confirmed his arrest.

A 21-year-old man has been charged with hate crimes, arson, and property damage after burning a cross in Grant Park. He claimed the act was a protest against Trump, not a hate crime. St. Sabina offered a reward for information leading to the arrest.

A man is scheduled to appear in court on hate crime charges following the discovery of a burning cross in Grant Park. The incident occurred in a public park and is being treated as a hate crime.

A 21-year-old college student has been charged with a hate crime after admitting to burning a cross in Chicago's Grant Park. The individual, identified in police-released photos, confessed to the act during an interview with NBC Chicago's Chuck Goudie.

Merlin Lu, 21, is facing charges of arson and hate crime for burning a cross in Grant Park, according to Chicago police. The incident is being investigated as a hate crime.

A 21-year-old man has been charged with hate crime and arson after a burning cross was discovered in Grant Park. The incident occurred last week, prompting criminal charges against the individual.

A 21-year-old man has been charged with a hate crime following the burning of a cross in Grant Park, as reported by Chicago Police. The incident occurred last week in the park.

Oak Park police are investigating antisemitic vandalism reported in the 300 block of Home Avenue. The incident is being treated as criminal damage to property, with potential hate crime charges. Village President Vicki Scaman condemned the act, emphasizing Oak Park's commitment to being a diverse and inclusive community.

Jeffrey Feigenbaum, 29, was charged with two counts of hate crime, battery, and disorderly conduct after allegedly yelling a racial slur at a 9-year-old Black boy, pushing him, and throwing his bike during a dispute in Naperville, Illinois. DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin condemned the incident as a hate crime with no place in society.

Jeffrey Feigenbaum, 29, was charged with two counts of hate crime, battery, and disorderly conduct after allegedly yelling a racial slur at a 9-year-old Black boy, pushing him, and throwing his bike during a dispute over a damaged fort. DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin condemned the incident as 'disturbing' and emphasized that hate crimes have no place in society.

An Illinois man was charged with two counts of hate crime, a battery misdemeanor, and disorderly conduct after allegedly yelling a racial slur at a 9-year-old Black boy, pushing him, and throwing his bike. The incident occurred in Naperville when the child's friends were building a fort, and the man's girlfriend's daughter reportedly damaged it.

A 29-year-old Plainfield man was charged with hate crimes and misdemeanor battery after allegedly yelling a racial slur at a 9-year-old Black boy, pushing him, and throwing his bike in Naperville. He was released with a GPS monitor and restrictions, including staying 5,000 feet away from the victim. Authorities condemned the incident as hate-motivated and unacceptable.

A 29-year-old Plainfield man was charged with two hate crimes, battery, and disorderly conduct after allegedly yelling a racial slur at a 9-year-old boy and pushing him in Naperville. The incident occurred on Saturday in the 1400 block of an unspecified area.

A Plainfield man has been charged with a hate crime after authorities said he directed a racial slur at a 9-year-old boy in Naperville, pushed him and threw his bicycle during a confrontation earlier this month.

A South Carolina man was charged with a federal hate crime after allegedly defacing a Charlotte Jewish community complex with antisemitic flyers containing a swastika, noose, and Nazi-associated symbols. Authorities arrested Dalton Mullis in June 2025 for the January 2025 incident and linked him to related antisemitic social media posts.

Dmitriy Popov was convicted of a hate crime for stabbing vogue dancer O’Shae Sibley in Brooklyn in 2023 and faces 8-25 years in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for 30 June following his conviction.

Dmitriy Popov was convicted of a hate crime in the 2023 stabbing death of vogue dancer O’Shae Sibley in Brooklyn. He faces a prison sentence of eight to 25 years, with sentencing tentatively scheduled for 30 June.

Racist graffiti was discovered spray-painted on playground equipment at Rinconada Park in Palo Alto, prompting an investigation by police as a potential hate crime. The vandalism was found by a Palo Alto parks employee on Thursday morning and included racial epithets.

A man from Indian Land was arrested on federal hate crime charges for allegedly posting Nazi and lynching symbols at the Jewish Community Center and Charlotte Jewish Day School in Charlotte. Surveillance footage captured him placing antisemitic flyers, including a swastika and noose, on school property in January.

Tres Genco, a 22-year-old from Hillsboro, Ohio, was convicted in a plot to shoot up an Ohio State sorority and now resides two blocks from campus. He was charged with a hate crime related to a plot to conduct a mass shooting of women.

A 72-year-old man from Oxnard, California, was sentenced to three years and four months in prison for a hate crime against a Black couple. He was convicted of felony criminal threats, attempted second-degree commercial burglary, and exhibiting a deadly weapon.