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Concord man who threatened to kill Jews, police sentenced for hate crime
Ross Anthony Farca of Concord was sentenced Friday on charges stemming from a 2019 hate crime when he threatened to kill Jews and police.Read More
Repeated BLM sign vandalism highlights tension between communities of color
Police are investigating vandalism of a Palo Alto Black Lives Matter yard sign as a hate crime. The is the third incident at the same property where the sign...Read More
Potential hate crime investigated after Ukrainian flag torn down from yard, defiled
Palo Alto police investigated a potential hate crime earlier this week in a neighborhood after a Ukranian flag was torn down from a front yard and defiled.Read More
Hate crime suspects in Tracy gas station murder appear in court
Three white suspects facing murder and hate crime charges in connection with the death of a Black man at a gas station in Tracy last month made their second...Read More
White couple charged with murder, hate crimes in killing of Stockton man
A white man and a woman were arraigned on murder and hate crime charges after the fatal shooting and stabbing of 30-year-old Justin Peoples last week at a Tracy...Read More
San Francisco reports ‘alarming’ increase in anti-Asian hate crimes
The number of reported hate crimes in San Francisco against the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities increased from nine in 2020 to 60 in 2021. Read More
Hate crime charges brought against six men for allegedly targeting Asian women
Six men have been arrested and charged with hate crime enhancements for allegedly targeting Asian females.Read More
Police investigate Chinatown graffiti as possible hate crime
Graffiti found in Oakland’s Chinatown last week is being investigated as a possible hate crime, police said Monday. The vandalism occurred at a market on the 300 block of...Read More
Police say Palo Alto man assaulted two people in hate crime, injured police dog
Palo Alto police arrested a 26-year-old man following an assault on two people on a downtown street early Sunday. Alexander Joseph Furrier, of Palo Alto, was booked into county...Read More
Racist graffiti shows up in same garage for second time this month
Racial epithets directed at Black people and an anti-Semitic symbol were discovered in a Palo Alto parking garage Friday after a similar incident the week prior.Read More
Police investigate three graffiti incidents as hate crime
Police in Palo Alto are investigating vandalism in a park restroom found Wednesday as a hate crime.Read More
Racist graffiti prompts Palo Alto hate crime investigation
Police in Palo Alto are investigating a vandalism incident discovered on Wednesday at a parking garage as a hate crime. Police said the suspect wrote racial epithets on a...Read More
Police arrest suspect in dozens of hate crime burglaries, vandalism
San Francisco police have arrested a man believed to have committed more than 30 burglaries and acts of vandalism — all of them considered hate crimes — since April...Read More
SFPD makes hate crime tip line accessible in nine languages
The San Francisco Police Department has expanded languages available on the agency’s hate crime tip line. As announced by city and community leaders at a Friday press conference, people...Read More
Man faces hate crime charge for allegedly threatening to kill Asian American postal worker
A 26-year-old Oakland man has been charged for an alleged hate crime in Daly City against a U.S. Postal Service worker who is an Asian American, San Mateo County...Read More
Police arrest suspect in antisemitic vandalism, burglary incidents around Berkeley
Witness accounts and surveillance camera video helped Berkeley police identify and arrest a 39-year-old man in connection with a series of hate crimes committed last month involving antisemitic graffiti....Read More
FBI launches campaign, law enforcement partnership to combat rise in hate crimes
Officials with the FBI’s San Francisco Field Office announced Thursday a new strategy to combat hate crimes — this amid an uptick in hate crimes being reported against Asian...Read More
Man faces hate crime charges for assault on victim of Middle Eastern descent
Police in El Cerrito have arrested a suspect in connection with what is being called a hate crime, and the victim is a 69-year-old man of Middle Eastern descent....Read More