Bill Seeks Hate-Crime Protection For Cops, Others
A bill has been proposed that would toughen the penalty for crimes linked to prejudice against police officers.
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A bill has been proposed that would toughen the penalty for crimes linked to prejudice against police officers.
Miami Gardens police are trying to figure out who vandalized a number of homes in the northern part of the county, spray painting the letters "KKK" on fences, walls and mail boxes.
Federal authorities are investigating a possible hate crime after three predominantly African-American Florida churches that were defaced with letters saying, "KKK."
The homeless man accused of vandalizing a Miami Beach synagogue has escaped custody.
Police confirmed Tuesday evening they arrested a man in connection to vandalism of a sign in front of a Miami Beach temple.
Vandals spray scrawled symbols of hate on a wall outside a Surfside Publix store.
A Northeast Miami-Dade neighborhood held a Torah dedication ceremony Monday afternoon, a show of unity in the wake of several crimes in the area.
For the second time in as many days, messages of hate targeted members of South Florida's Jewish community. Early Monday morning, spray painted swastikas and the word "Hamas" were discovered on the pillars in front of the Congregation Torah Ve'emunah.
Miami Beach Police are investigating a potential hate crime. It happened along Meridian Avenue in a predominantly Jewish neighborhood on the Beach.
A 73-year-old Miami man, who is also a registered sex offender, faces charges of attempted second-degree murder, arson, and committing a hate crime after he allegedly tried to burn down a home with two women and eight children inside because the women are lesbians.
Miami Beach police have launched an investigation after hate filled graffiti was found at four locations around the city.
A Hialeah man who was convicted of two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon made a tearful plea before a judge.
The self appointed Neighborhood Watch captain of a Sanford community who shot and killed 17-year old Trayvon Martin could be charged with a hate crime.
A Hialeah man, found bleeding from a gunshot wound to head after he crashed his pick up truck into a funeral home, will be headed to jail as soon as he's released from Jackson Memorial Hospital.
In Palmetto Bay's Mangowood neighborhood, some folks got up Wednesday to find flyers in their driveways featuring a swastika, men in Nazi uniforms, and websites promoting a neo-Nazi group.
Three men are being sought by the Broward Sheriff's Office for an attack on a gay man which could constitute a hate crime.
