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Hayward focuses on hate-crime prevention

Started by Shana A, April 28, 2008, 06:34:17 AM

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Hayward focuses on hate-crime prevention
Neighborhood watchers promote awareness of so-called 'bias' crimes
By Gideon Rubin, STAFF WRITER
Article Created: 04/28/2008 02:35:27 AM PDT

http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_9081967

HAYWARD — More than five years since the brutal murder of a Newark transgender teen, community leaders remain determined to confront the thinking they say turned two seemingly ordinary men into cold-blooded murderers.

Hate-crime prevention will be Topic A of this month's Hayward's Neighborhood Alert — a gathering of the 100 or so Neighborhood Watch block captains to discuss public safety issues.

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