"Date","City","State","Type","Description"
"12/14/2012","Upper Ojai","CA","Legal Developments","Ventura County sheriff's deputies said they arrested four people Wednesday in connection with hate crimes that occurred three months ago at two campgrounds in Rose Valley. Authorities also arrested a suspect in September, about two weeks after the incident. Deputies said that on Wednesday they arrested Kirk Smets, 19; Andrew Martin, 20; Forrest Darrough, 20, and Mya Braschler, 20. All were from Ventura. Ryan Vanausdell, 37, of Oak View, was arrested Sept. 27, authorities said. Authorities said that while serving a search warrant at Vanausdell's residence in the 90 block of Calle Cinco de Mayo in Oak View, deputies seized two assault weapons, two rifles, two shotguns, one handgun and high-capacity ammunition magazines. Detectives said they also seized a large quantity of illegal ammunition. On Sept. 7, deputies from the Ojai sheriff's station responded to call about an attack at the Middle Lions Campground near Highway 33 in the Upper Ojai area. Sheriff's deputies said several people had been attacked with baseball bats at the campground by people using racial slurs toward the victims and witnesses. One victim suffered a broken arm from the assault. (via http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/dec/13/5-arrested-in-hate-crimes-in-upper-ojai/#ixzz2F2Svw0BI)"
"09/26/2012","Tehama","CA","Legal Developments","Nicolas Brendon Madison, 21, was arrested on charges of suspicion of a hate crime and gang participation after he allegedly threatened a store clerk and made racist statements."
"09/04/2012","Four Marines arrested for assaulting man at Long Beach gay bar","CA","Assault","Four Marine Corps members attacked a man outside a popular local gay bar."
"09/01/2012","Sacramento","CA","Vandalism","Graffiti was sprayed at Natomas park. The vandalism included swastikas, gang signs and anti-gay messages."
"08/31/2012","Sacramento","CA","Vandalism","Swastikas, anti-gay epithets and gang signs were spray-painted throughout a park."
"08/28/2012","Claremont","CA","Vandalism","An anti-gay slur was spray-painted on the garage of a residence where a gay person rents a room."
"08/23/2012","Shasta Lake","CA","Assault","A reported self-proclaimed white supremacist allegedly yelled `white pride,` threatened to kill an 18-year-old Native American and his two cousins and then punched the teen. The man allegedly later threatened the teen's mother with a gun."
"08/17/2012","Redding","CA","Vandalism","Anti-gay graffiti was written on a gay man's residence."
"08/12/2012","Alameda","CA","Vandalism","Swastikas were scrawled on several cars in a neighborhood. David Desruisseau, 34, was arrested on suspicion of vandalism, stalking and committing a hate crime."
"08/10/2012","Sacramento","CA","Assault","A man was allegedly called anti-gay epithets by four men and then beaten by one of them outside a light rail train stop."
"08/03/2012","Hayward","CA","Vandalism","Four teens, ages 13 to 16, were arrested on suspicion of defacing property and a hate crime for allegedly throwing lemons at a local mosque, striking at least one person."
"07/18/2012","Orange","CA","Assault","A Latina woman allegedly dumped hot coffee on a black nursing assistant at a medical center and called him racial epithets. Rose Mary Ayala, 38, was charged with one felony count of hate crime battery."
"06/29/2012","Los Angeles","CA","Assault","A gay homeless man was allegedly beaten by a man who used anti-gay slurs."
"06/27/2012","San Luis Obispo","CA","Legal Developments","Jeremiah Leo `Smurf` Hernandez, 33, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for his role in a March 2011 cross burning near a black teen's residence."
"06/26/2012","Guerneville","CA","Assault","A man leaving a gay bar was allegedly beaten by a man who used anti-gay slurs."
"06/22/2012","Los Angeles","CA","Vandalism","Swastikas and the words `white power` were written on garage doors of several residences on a street in Baldwin Hills."
"06/15/2012","Davis","CA","Intimidation","A noose was found hanging from a goal post at a high school."
"06/14/2012","Clovis","CA","Vandalism","Graffiti that included racist symbols and messages was spray-painted on cars, residences, boats and fences in  a neighborhood. Three teens were arrested."
"06/14/2012","Jurupa Valley","CA","Vandalism","Diego Desantiago and Enrique Gomez, both 18, were charged with investigation of burglary, committing a hate crime and conspiracy for allegedly vandalizing a Mormon church. Two teens also arrested in connection with the incident."
"06/05/2012","Modesto","CA","Assault","Nicholas Velasquez, 29, was charged with elder abuse and committing a hate crime after allegedly yelling `I hate white people` while punching a woman in a wheelchair."
"05/21/2012","Echo Park","CA","Assault","A man and a woman allegedly made anti-gay remarks and stabbed two men they had seen earlier in a bar."
"05/21/2012","Palm Springs","CA","Assault","Russell Bates, 24, and Abigail Sheehy, 19, were charged with assault and commission of a hate crime after they allegedly yelled anti-gay slurs and punched two gay men during a dispute over a parking space."
"05/19/2012","Ukiah","CA","Assault","Edward Steele, 22, was charged with suspicion of battery and committing a hate crime after he allegedly yelled anti-gay slurs and punched a man."
"05/16/2012","Novato","CA","Threat","A 17-year-old boy was charged with suspicion of criminal threats after he allegedly called a Latino woman racist names and threatened to kill her."
"05/12/2012","Visalia","CA","Assault","Joseph Regalado, 21, and a teenage boy were arrested for allegedly making anti-gay remarks to an 18- year-old boy at a party and then stabbing him."
"05/11/2012","Sacramento","CA","Assault","Two gay men who were holding hands were beaten by two men, one of whom used anti-gay slurs."
"05/06/2012","Daly City","CA","Assault","Roman Pina-Valdez ,a 20-year-old man from Mexico, was charged with felony assault with great bodily injury and a misdemeanor hate crime after he allegedly beat a man because he was from El Salvador."
"05/05/2012","Santa Cruz","CA","Vandalism","Graffiti that included anti-religious messages was spray-painted on a Catholic church that was vandalized."
"05/02/2012","Palo Alto","CA","Vandalism","Racial and ethnic slurs were spray- painted on a car and a dentist's office."
"04/29/2012","Oakland","CA","Murder","Brandy Martell, a 37-year-old transgender woman, was fatally shot in a car parked in an area frequented by transgender women."
"04/22/2012","Calabasas","CA","Vandalism","Anti-Semitic and racist graffiti was spray-painted on a high school. Three students were charged with felony vandalism."
"04/03/2012","Northridge","CA","Legal Developments","Catharine Whelpley, 43, was charged with three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, two counts of vandalism, two counts of trespassing and two counts of tampering with a vehicle  after she allegedly helped her teenage daughter and two friends vandalize residences with swastikas drawn in syrup, human feces and toilet paper on April 3."
"04/03/2012","Temecula","CA","Vandalism","Racist and anti-gay graffiti and white supremacist slogans were spray- painted in a high school."
"03/27/2012","Los Angeles","CA","Assault","Ivan Alquicira, a 19-year-old Latino man, was charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon, two counts of making terrorist threats and enhancements for hate crimes, gang involvement and firearms possession after he allegedly yelled racial epithets and pointed a shotgun at three black people on the street."
"03/21/2012","Carpinteria","CA","Legal Developments","James Inglimo, 52, was charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon, misdemeanor battery and felony interference with civil rights after he allegedly sent anti- gay text messages to a man Inglimo believed wanted to sleep with him and later assaulted the man and tried to run him over with his truck."
"03/18/2012","Hollywood","CA","Assault","A gay man was allegedly beaten by three men who asked his sexual orientation."
"03/14/2012","Sherman Oaks","CA","Vandalism","Swastikas were scrawled on at least three homes in a predominantly Jewish neighborhood."
"03/14/2012","Palmdale","CA","Assault","Seven black teens, ages 13 to 16, allegedly made racial comments and attacked a 15-year-old Latino boy who was walking home from school. The teens were arrested on suspicion of assault and committing a hate crime."
"03/03/2012","Oakland","CA","Legal Developments","Three members of the Occupy Oakland movement allegedly attacked a woman and stole her wallet while using epithets about her perceived sexual orientation. Michael Davis, 32; NNeka Crawford, 23, and Randolph Wilkins, 24, were charged with robbery and hate crime."
"02/29/2012","Los Angeles","CA","Vandalism","Racist graffiti targeting Latina women was spray-painted on the door of an off-campus apartment of University of California, Los Angeles students."
"02/28/2012","Santa Barbara","CA","Legal Developments","Curtis Martin, 25, was sentenced to 26 years to life in prison for stabbing a male waiter in the neck in September 2010 because he thought the man was gay."
"02/27/2012","Santa Ana","CA","Legal Developments","Arash Riazati, 33, pled guilty to felony assault with a hate crime enhancement for assaulting two Latino men as they were sitting in their car in May 2010. Riazati was sentenced to 120 days in jail and given three years of probation."
"02/21/2012","Victorville","CA","Legal Developments","Kyle Lee Smither, 21, pled guilty to one count of attempted murder for stabbing a Latino man and slashing his throat, allegedly as part of an initiation into a white supremacist group."
"02/17/2012","Costa Mesa","CA","Legal Developments","Chad Martin Jurjaks was sentenced to 16 months in prison on two counts of hate crime battery for attacking two Latino men outside a convenience store in March 2011."
"02/01/2012","Santa Barbara","CA","Legal Developments","Curtis Martin, 25, pled no contest to first-degree attempted murder and a hate crime allegation for stabbing a male waiter in the neck in September 2010 because he thought the man was gay."
"01/28/2012","Sacramento","CA","Vandalism","The letters `KKK,` Nazi symbols and racial epithets were spray-painted throughout a new community park."
"01/20/2012","Perris","CA","Assault","A man allegedly used a racial slur during a confrontation with a black woman outside an elementary school and then tried to hit her with his truck."
"01/13/2012","Temecula","CA","Vandalism","A bench with a pentagram scrawled on it was tossed into a fountain outside a Catholic church and then a charred Bible was left outside the church's main doors."
"01/11/2012","San Francisco","CA","Assault","Three men allegedly shouted anti- gay slurs and attacked a man walking along the street."
"01/01/2012","Santa Barbara","CA","Assault","Two men leaving a bar were allegedly beaten by three men, one of whom made an anti-gay comment before the attack."