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_9081967HAYWARD — 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.
