UC Santa Barbara police examined two racist motivated hate crimes

UC Santa Barbara Sent Out A Warning Regarding Two Suspected Hate Motor Motored by Racial Bias, Both Occurring on Monday, April 28, and Both Involving An Unknown White Manamproaching Individuals in Isla Vista, Reportedly Yelling Obscenities and Telling Themand to “Go out of my country. ““ In an incident, the man supposedly spat on the victim's face.

The university police received two reports, both of which took place within an hour on the UCSB campus and one nearby in Isla Vista. According to the UCPD, the first incident occurred, which was described as “intimidation motivated by prejudices against the perceived ethnicity of the victim”, outside the Isla Vista Theater on Monday evening at around 5 p.m.

The alleged attacker, who was described as an approximately 35-year-old white man with a light building, about 5'6 '' to 5'8 '' and about £ 145, approached an innocent victim and cried: “Get the country from this country, bitch!“The attacker shouted a second time”Hey, bitch, I said, get out of this country!“”

The police said that the man who suspected in this first incident had blonde hair with medium long, “harmful facial hair” and wore dark jeans and a dark jacket. He also had a bike at the crime scene of the alleged incident.

According to the UCSB police authority, the second incident occurred on campus outside the health and service building for students. This incident took place on the same day, April 28, shortly before 6 p.m. – less than an hour after the other alleged hate crime.

The police said the second crime was also motivated by bias against the perceived ethnicity of the victim. In this argument, an unknown white man who ran by bike approached the victim and supposedly screamed “Go out of my country!The alleged attacker then asked if the victim had a green card before the suspect rode closer to the victim and spat on his face. According to the UCSB police, a second victim was also hit by spit.

The attacker in the second incident was described similarly as a blond man by bike, although some details differ from the other incident near the Isla Vista theater. The suspect on campus was 23 to 27 years old, about 5'11 ”, and the police said he was seen as he was driving a black beach cruis and a black hat together with black Nike shoes, dark pants, a dark hoody and dark blue hat. The authorities have not confirmed whether they were looking for one or two suspects.

The police only received the second report on Tuesday evening. After the police had learned about the similar nature of alleged hate crimes, the police believed that they were related. No suspects were named or arrested in connection with these incidents, and both crimes are examined by the UCSB police authority.

Laura Capps, supervisor of district 2, which represents the Isla Vista region, published an explanation in response to the two alleged hate crimes.

“I am sad and alarmed about the hate crime incidents registered on and near the UCSB campus,” said Capps. “Discrimination acts have no place here and undermine the values ​​of respect, dignity and compassion that we prefer in Santa Barbara County, especially in our schools.

The UCSB police are asking the public to report all information that can help with the examination either by phone on (805) 893-3446 or anonymously at http://www.police.ucsb.edu/report-crime.