Friday, April 24, 2009

Assignment 15- Interesting News

Oakland Park robberies possible hate crimes, says Broward Sheriff
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-042309-hate-crime,0,5621389.story

Robberies in Oakland Park are now considered to be hate crimes. Two men,who happen to be gay, were violently robbed on Oakland Park last week. On April 6, one man was attacked, beaten unconscious and robbed outside of a diner on East Oakland Park Boulevard. At about the same time, another man was was attacked, two miles from where the first incident occured. The Broward Sheriffs office is looking into these attacks to see if they are possible hate crimes. Crime Stoppers are offering a $4,000.00 reward to anyone with information on these attacks that can lead to the arrest of the suspect.

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