Texas Police Offer $5,000 Reward in Hate Crime Attack on Lesbian Mom Defending her 4 Yr Old Son

Sondra Scarber & 4 Yr Old Son --Dallas Morning NewsSondra Scarber and her Son 4 Yr Old Jaxon

(Dallas Morning News) An assault on a Lesbian Mom defending her 4 year old son Jaxon at a Mesquite playground last month remains unresolved, Police have now designated it as a hate crime and the North Texas Crime Commission which operates Crime Stoppers is now offering a $5,000 Reward for tips leading to the arrest of the man who allegedly attacked Sondra Scarbar on the 17 February

Scarber was allegedly attacked on a playground by a male suspect according to Dallas Voice after she asked the male suspect’s 10 year old son to stop bullying her 4 year old son–the suspect allegedly yelled anti-gay epithets as he reportedly threw Scarber to the ground before kicking her in the head and stomping on her face. Scarber suffered a dislocated jaw as a result of the attack and still drinks her meals through a straw, a month subsequent to the assault.

Mesquite police spokesman Lt Bil Hedgpeth said, “This is a man whose response was very disproportionate  to the situation–the fact that he would get so violent over something this minor, tells us that he’s a very dangerous man and that we need to get him off the streets.”

The suspect is described as a Black Male, 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighing 185 lbs, he was last seen wearing a royal blue T-shirt and blue jeans, subsequently drove off in a 2000s Silver Chevy Impala with paper temporary tags.

Anybody with information may call Crime Stoppers anonymously or the Mesquite Police Dept at (972) 216-6759

H/T: Constantine Soriao

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Washington State Woman Victim Of Random Acid Attack

Bethany Storro, who was out celebrating after just landing a new job, had acid thrown on her face Monday and hospitalized in the Burn Unit at Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland, with 2nd degree burns on her face.

Today the brave 28 year old surrounded by her parents Nancy and Joe Neuweit, held a Press Conference following surgery yesterday to remove dead tissue from the areas that were most severely burned.

Vancouver, Washington Police are actively searching for an African American Woman who was last seen wearing a green top and khaki pants, approximately 5’8″ tall with 3 piercings in top of her left ear and her hair pulled back into a pony tail. Police have offered no motive for the attack.

Anyone with any information about this crime are asked to contact: Detective Wally Stefan, Vancouver Police Major Crimes Unit at 360-487-7425

More here from The News Tribune, Tacoma Washington

H/T: The Columbian Publishing Company

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Santa Rosa de Lima Catholic Church, Vandalized

Maywood-Cudahy, Los Angeles County, California Police describe the vandalism inside the Santa Rosa de Lima Catholic Church in the 4400 block of West 6th Street as a hate crime.

Police Captain Herb Aguirre said that someone scrawled the numbers “666″ in the kitchen, stuck a knife into a painting of the Virgin Mary and defecated inside the auditorium.

Additional photos here from KTLA-TV Los Angeles

More here from Pasadena Star News

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