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• Ex-student in Rutgers webcam case gets 30 days

  May 21, 2012 in Nation/World NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A former Rutgers University student who used a webcam to watch his roommate kiss another man days before the roommate killed himself was sentenced today to … 6

• Tulsa shooting suspects charged with hate crime

  April 13, 2012 in Nation/World OKLAHOMA CITY — Two men accused of going on a shooting spree that terrorized Tulsa’s predominantly black north side face murder and hate crime charges, prosecutors said Friday in an … 11

• Police chief apologizes to man in alleged hate crime

  October 14, 2011 in City Spokane police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick apologized to Danny Hawkins Thursday over an incident last week that Hawkins alleged was a hate crime. 38

• Hate crimes or not, recent attacks are all disgusting

  October 12, 2011 in City on Page A5 Are we in the midst of a wave of anti-gay violence in Spokane? A pattern with ongoing momentum? Some people think so. 26

• Hate crime alleged outside gay bar

  October 9, 2011 in City on Page B3 A gay rights advocate and board member of OutSpokane says he was a victim of what he believes was a hate crime late Friday night. Danny Hawkins said he was … 79

• Suspect in bomb plot pleads not guilty to new charges

  April 26, 2011 in City on Page A6 Domestic terrorism suspect Kevin W. Harpham faces a minimum of 30 years in prison if convicted of two new charges added last week in what prosecutors have called a thwarted … 1

• Least potential prison term grows for MLK bomb suspect

  April 25, 2011 in News, City Domestic terrorism suspect Kevin W. Harpham now faces a minimum of 30 years in prison if convicted of two new charges added last week in what prosecutors have called a …

• Brothers sentenced to probation, community service for racial harassment

  March 29, 2011 in City on Page A6 Two Coeur d’Alene brothers convicted of racially harassing a Puerto Rican man in August 2009 were sentenced Monday to two years supervised probation – including 300 hours of community service … 3

• Police: Dispute between teen girls led to hate-crime probe

  February 21, 2011 in City Vandalism investigated as a possible religious hate crime was the result of a dispute between two teenage girls, Spokane police say. 17

• Judge denies new trial in hate crime case

  February 2, 2011 in News, Idaho A Kootenai County judge has denied a motion for a new trial made by two Coeur d’Alene brothers convicted of racially harassing a Puerto Rican man in 2009.

• Juror conduct at issue in CdA hate-crime verdict

  January 7, 2011 in Idaho A Kootenai County judge on Friday said he’d never had an inquiry by a juror similar to one made during deliberations in an October hate-crime trial that has caused defense … 6

• New trial sought in CdA racism case

    December 15, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A6 Two Coeur d’Alene brothers convicted in October of a hate crime have requested a new trial, accusing the presiding juror of misconduct. Frank Tankovich and his brother William Tankovich Jr. …

• Third Idaho hate-crime trial results in guilty verdicts

  October 28, 2010 in Idaho Following the third trial in eight months, Two Coeur d’Alene brothers were found guilty today of racially harassing and threatening a Hispanic man in August 2009. 3

• Third round of CdA hate crime trial begins

  October 26, 2010 in Idaho The third round of a hate crime trial opened today in Coeur d’Alene, with two brothers accused of racially harassing a Latino man in the summer of 2009. 1

• Coeur d’Alene brothers face third hate crime trial

  April 30, 2010 in City on Page A8 Kootenai County Prosecutor Barry McHugh said Thursday that he will re-try two Coeur d’Alene brothers on malicious harassment charges stemming from a racial incident last summer. Frank J. Tankovich, 46, … 1

• Prosecutor calls for third trial in hate crime case

  April 29, 2010 in Idaho Kootenai County Prosecutor Barry McHugh said today that he will re-try two Coeur d’Alene brothers on malicious harassment charges. 2

• Hate crime case leaves jury divided

  April 20, 2010 in City on Page A1 A North Idaho man was convicted of conspiracy to disturb the peace in the first hate crime case to go to trial in Coeur d’Alene in recent years. But the … 2

• Hate crime trial ends with one misdemeanor conviction

  April 19, 2010 in Idaho Jurors convicted a North Idaho man of conspiracy to commit disturbing the peace, a misdemeanor, in the first hate crime case to go to trial in Coeur d’Alene in recent … 4

• Judge: Evidence lacking in hate crime case

  April 16, 2010 in City on Page A7 The judge on a Coeur d’Alene hate crime trial said Thursday that if he were ruling on the case instead of a jury, he would find that insufficient evidence existed … 1

• Jury won’t hear of gun felonies

  April 15, 2010 in City on Page A5 Defense attorneys in the Coeur d’Alene hate crime trial of three brothers lost an attempt Wednesday to challenge the alleged victim’s credibility by introducing his criminal record, which includes felony … 1

• Hate-crime trial turns to victim’s credibility

  April 14, 2010 in Idaho Defense attorneys in the Coeur d’Alene hate-crime trial of three brothers attempted Wednesday to challenge the alleged victim’s credibility by introducing his criminal record, which includes felony convictions for illegally … 1

• Sandpoint police investigating swastika vandalism

  April 3, 2010 in Idaho SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) — Police in Sandpoint say they are investigating vandalism at a home that included a swastika painted on a garage door and slashed tires on three vehicles …

• Man reports race-based assault

  January 28, 2010 in City on Page A5 A man was racially harassed and assaulted shortly after midnight Saturday in Coeur d’Alene while walking home from the grocery store. The man told police that he was walking along … 1

• Three charged with hate crimes

  November 6, 2009 in City on Page A5 Three men were indicted Thursday by a Kootenai County grand jury on charges of malicious harassment under the state’s hate crime law after allegedly threatening a Hispanic family in Coeur … 1

• Guilty verdict in hate crimes

  July 24, 2009 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Last year on the Fourth of July, three men, shouting racial slurs, ambushed, chased and beat a 24-year-old African-American man as he left a Wal-Mart in Nampa, Idaho. …

• Idaho men convicted of hate crimes

  July 23, 2009 in Idaho Last year on the Fourth of July, three men, shouting racial slurs, ambushed, chased and beat a 24-year-old African-American man as he left a Wal-Mart in Nampa, Idaho. Now, two … 5

• Aryan’s Dog Killed, Mutilated No Suspects, But Butler Blames Those Opposed To Cda March

  March 17, 1998 in City on Page B1 A German shepherd belonging to Aryan Nations founder Richard Butler was shot to death and mutilated, Kootenai County authorities said Monday. The body of 6-year-old Hans was found last week …

• Man Attacked By Teenager

  March 9, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A8 A 20-year-old Spokane Valley man was attacked Sunday morning by a teenager who called him a “race mixer,” according to police. The man was returning to his apartment on South …

• Jury Convicts Man For Sending Hate E-Mail

  February 12, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A6 A federal jury convicted a former University of California, Irvine student of a civil rights violation Tuesday for sending threatening e-mail to 59 Asian students, the first conviction for hate …

• Leader Of Gay Support Group Taunted, Attacked Four Teenage Boys Beat Up Victim While Adults Walk By

  February 5, 1998 in Idaho on Page B2 A Corvallis High School senior who leads a support group for gay students was taunted and then attacked by four teenage boys on his way home from school, police said. …

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