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Home»Posts tagged with»hate crime

Really, Nolan Finley? DPD union prez ousted, murder of transgender woman: Tuesday briefing

By Steve Neavling on December 11, 2018   Morning Briefing  

Really, Nolan Finley? DPD union prez ousted, murder of transgender woman: Tuesday briefing

DPD officers oust their union president; conservative columnist Nolan Finley wants Snyder to “go in peace;” and a Sterling Heights man has been charged with murdering a transgender woman in Detroit.

Iraq war veteran charged with painting swastikas, racial slurs in Inkster

By Steve Neavling on January 9, 2017   Crime & Fire, Headline, Police  

Iraq war veteran charged with painting swastikas, racial slurs in Inkster

It wasn’t a hoax.

Muslim man’s car vandalized with swastikas, racial slurs in Inkster

By Steve Neavling on January 6, 2017   Headline, Police  

Muslim man’s car vandalized with swastikas, racial slurs in Inkster

A Muslim man returned to his apartment in Inkster and found it vandalized with swastikas and racial slurs.

Police: Muslim student at University of Michigan lied about hijab threat

By Steve Neavling on December 21, 2016   Crime & Fire, Headline, Police  

Police: Muslim student at University of Michigan lied about hijab threat

A Trump opponent also was charged with setting fire to a black church and spray-painting, “Vote Trump.”

Man threatens to burn hijab of University of Michigan student

By Steve Neavling on November 12, 2016   Headline, Police  

Man threatens to burn hijab of University of Michigan student

It’s just the latest incident of intimidation directed at Muslims after Donald Trump won Tuesday’s election.

Police arrest ‘apologetic’ Detroiter for pointing gun, hurling anti-gay slurs

By Steve Neavling on July 16, 2016   Crime & Fire, Headline, Police  

Police arrest ‘apologetic’ Detroiter for pointing gun, hurling anti-gay slurs

Just before turning himself into police Saturday, the man apologized in a video to the LGBT community, blaming pot and liquor.

Two men viciously attack Muslim father, call his family ‘terrorists’ in Dearborn

By Steve Neavling on February 13, 2015   Crime & Fire, Headline, Police  

Two men viciously attack Muslim father, call his family ‘terrorists’ in Dearborn

Police are looking for two white men accused of viscously attacking a Muslim father and taunting his family.

3 transgender people shot in Detroit in past week, investigated as hate crimes

By Steve Neavling on August 21, 2014   Crime & Fire, Headline, Police  

3 transgender people shot in Detroit in past week, investigated as hate crimes

All of the attacks occurred in or near Palmer Park along Woodward.

Detroiters charged in severe beating of Grosse Pointe man, but not with hate crime

By Steve Neavling on June 12, 2014   Crime & Fire, Featured Stories, Police  

Detroiters charged in severe beating of Grosse Pointe man, but not with hate crime

For nearly 20 minutes, the assailants punched and kicked the new father while allegedly using racial slurs.

Grosse Pointe man severely beaten after going wrong way on Detroit road

By Steve Neavling on June 9, 2014   Crime & Fire, Headline, Police, posts  

Grosse Pointe man severely beaten after going wrong way on Detroit road

The new father is undergoing surgery today after he said three men severely beat him while shouting racial epithets following a car crash on Detroit’s east side.

Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

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