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  • Reported July 20, 2008
    Vandalism
    Santa Clarita, California
    A swastika and the word "Confederate" were spray-painted on a black woman's car.
  • Reported July 19, 2008
    Vandalism
    St. Paul, Minnesota
    Racist graffiti, including swastikas and the letters "KKK," was spray-painted on a trash can, behind an Asian market and in a park.
  • Reported July 18, 2008
    Threat
    Orlando, Florida
    A small rope noose was delivered to the office of a county commissioner who called a 1930s photo of a black man wearing no shoes while caddying for white golfers racially offensive.
  • Reported July 18, 2008
    Vandalism
    Wilton Manors, Florida
    Three homes and four vehicles in a gay- friendly suburb were spray-painted with anti-gay epithets.
  • Reported July 17, 2008
    Vandalism
    Vallejo, California
    A gay pride flag at the home of a lesbian couple who recently were married has been repeatedly vandalized.
  • Reported July 17, 2008
    Murder
    Greeley, Colorado
    Allen Ray Andrade, 31, was charged with first-degree murder and committing a bias- motivated crime after he allegedly killed a transgender woman.
  • Reported July 17, 2008
    Legal Developments
    Colchester, Connecticut
    Daniel Moard and Albert Amaio were charged with breach of peace and intimidation based on bigotry after allegedly yelling racial slurs at a black man.
  • Reported July 17, 2008
    Assault
    Dallas, Texas
    Bobby Jack Singleton, 26, and Jonathan Russell Gunter, 31, were charged with aggravated robbery and first-degree felony for allegedly using anti-gay slurs and pistol-whipping and beating a man who was walking in a gay entertainment district.
  • Reported July 16, 2008
    Vandalism
    Palo Alto, California
    Swastikas were carved into park benches.
  • Reported July 16, 2008
    Legal Developments
    Eugene, Oregon
    Devin Klausegger, 28, and Gary David Moss, 37, were charged with conspiracy to commit a hate crime, interfering with the housing rights of another person and conspiring to interfere with human rights for allegedly burning the image of a cross and the letters "KKK" into a mixed-race couple's yard in May.
  • Reported July 14, 2008
    Vandalism
    Northport, Alabama
    Racial slurs were spray-painted on mobile homes of black and Guatemalan residents. Shots were fired into one vehicle at the mobile home park, while a concrete block was thrown through the window of another vehicle.
  • Reported July 14, 2008
    Assault
    Daytona Beach, Florida
    Thomas Darryl Cosby, 56, was charged with aggravated battery and simple battery for allegedly striking a black woman with his car while screaming blacks "have to die."
  • Reported July 14, 2008
    Leafletting
    Spartanburg, South Carolina
    Racist fliers wrapped around copies of the local newspaper were left at residences.
  • Reported July 13, 2008
    Vandalism
    Carmel Valley, California
    Five teenagers were arrested on suspicion of vandalism and a hate crime enhancement for allegedly vandalizing three homes, two of which were occupied by Jewish families. A swastika was duct- taped on the window of one of the homes.
  • Reported July 13, 2008
    Assault
    Washington, District of Columbia
    Five men allegedly attacked three gay men and yelled anti-gay epithets at them.
  • Reported July 13, 2008
    Assault
    Mount Vernon, New York
    A group of 15 to 20 black men allegedly beat three Latino men because of their race.
  • Reported July 12, 2008
    Assault
    Miami Beach, Florida
    Pichardo Dearmas, 49, was charged with assault with prejudice for allegedly slapping a rabbi while making a remark against Jews.
  • Reported July 12, 2008
    Intimidation
    Kalispell, Montana
    Edward L. Hubbs, 26, and Daniel J. Devine, 25, were charged with felony malicious intimidation after they allegedly brandished a baseball bat and tire iron while using racial slurs against Asian migrant workers at a convenience store.