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October 02, 2005
U.S. answers V.I. letter on St. John hate crime investigation
The Virgin Islands Daily News is reporting:
In a letter responding to Gov. Charles Turnbull's plea for intervention, a U.S. Justice Department official said Friday that several of its agencies are "devoting substantial resources" to investigating hate crimes on St. John.Turnbull sent a letter Thursday to U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales in Washington, D.C., urging him to intervene, expressing concern about the lack of results in the federal investigation of reported hate crimes on the island.
In recent months a series of events - including an assault and reports of a rape, vandalism and several arsons - have resulted in a hate crime investigation by federal and local law enforcement agencies.
The rest is here.
Posted by afinta at October 2, 2005 02:18 PM
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