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Cross Burning Investigated As Possible Hate Crime
July 10, 2004
By KOMO Staff
EDMONDS - Police here want to know who left a flaming symbol of hate right in front of a family's home.
The Middle Eastern family, including a teenage son, was away on vacation Thursday when someone placed the cross in their yard and set it on fire.
The family thinks one of the teen's former friends with some sort of grudge is responsible.
Police are investigating this as a possible hate crime.
"It's pretty frightful to think somebody would do this to you," said Sgt. Jeff Jones with the Edmonds Police Department. "It's a tactic that'
been used for years as an intimidation tool. It's obviously something that's not acceptable to us."
Detectives are trying to track down the teen's former friend for questioning. <b
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Sadly, this is the second cross burning in the region in the last few months.
In March, two
teens admitted setting a cross on fire outside an African American pastor's house in Arlington.
The cousins say they were bored and wanted to pull off a prank. They were sentenced to 30 days in jail and community service.
http://www.komotv.com/stories/32133.htm
July 10, 2004
By KOMO Staff
EDMONDS - Police here want to know who left a flaming symbol of hate right in front of a family's home.
The Middle Eastern family, including a teenage son, was away on vacation Thursday when someone placed the cross in their yard and set it on fire.
The family thinks one of the teen's former friends with some sort of grudge is responsible.
Police are investigating this as a possible hate crime.
"It's pretty frightful to think somebody would do this to you," said Sgt. Jeff Jones with the Edmonds Police Department. "It's a tactic that'
been used for years as an intimidation tool. It's obviously something that's not acceptable to us."
Detectives are trying to track down the teen's former friend for questioning. <b
r>
Sadly, this is the second cross burning in the region in the last few months.
In March, two
teens admitted setting a cross on fire outside an African American pastor's house in Arlington.
The cousins say they were bored and wanted to pull off a prank. They were sentenced to 30 days in jail and community service.
http://www.komotv.com/stories/32133.htm