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We are cooperating with law enforcement. An LGBTQ flag was burned at an elementary school in Southern California this month ahead of a Pride event, and police are investigating the incident as a hate crime, authorities said. A Los Angeles police spokesperson said Wednesday the incident is being investigated as a "vandalism hate crime.

Hate crimes in the U. The statistics showed that 12, people were reported to have been victims of hate crimes in , The reports were up from 8, in to 9, in — some crimes had multiple victims. The account was created this month after parents saw a rainbow parade assembly noted on the school calendar, NBC Los Angeles reported.

This is a reminder that we rely on our entire school community to keep our school safe and secure by reporting any suspicious activity on campus after hours. IE 11 is not supported. Burning the Bible and the pride flag are protected by the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment, but circumstances of the burning can lead to charges for hate crime or other types of crimes.

NBC News Logo. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Alan Hamilton, a deputy chief with the police department's Valley Bureau, said in a statement Wednesday that the Pride flag was in a potted plant. The station also reported a flyer was posted on a social media account named Saticoyelementaryparents.

We are keeping an eye on social, even communicating with the school district and the LAPD. Police in Nebraska are investigating the burning of a gay Pride flag as a hate crime in the latest of a rash of recent attacks on the LGBTQ+ community believed to be driven in part by.

June is Pride Month, dedicated to recognizing the accomplishments of and historical discrimination faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. NBC Los Angeles reported some parents plan to keep their children home from school Friday, the day of the Pride event.

The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed the hate crime conviction Friday of a man who posted handwritten notes at homes with rainbow flags and emblems, urging them to “burn that gay flag.”. Both the plant and the flag were destroyed by the fire," he said. Los Angeles School Police will provide additional patrols around the campus, the school system said in a statement.

We have meetings every day. Adolfo Martinez, 30, admitted to the media. We are working on this around the clock. Profile My News Sign Out. Sign In Create your free profile. A man has been sentenced to about 15 years after burning an LGBTQ flag hanging from a church in Iowa. Adolfo Martinez was found guilty on Wednesday after tearing down and burning the flag.

Sections U. In December , an Ames, Iowa, man was given a year prison sentence for burning an LGBT rainbow flag. The act of setting fire to an LGBT rainbow flag in Ames, Iowa, in June did. Search Search. Skip to Content. A US judge has handed down a sentence of at least 15 years to a man who stole an LGBT pride flag from a church and burned it outside a strip club.

Atlanta police said Tuesday that three men and a juvenile could face hate crimes charges after they pulled down LGBTQ pride flags and cut them up at an intersection known as the center of the city.