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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Fri Oct 18, 2013, 04:41 PM Oct 2013

One Of Three Teens Arrested In S.I. Convent Fire Charged With Hate Crime [View all]

NY1News

Police say they have arrested three 19-year-old males, charging one with a hate crime, in connection to an arson at a Staten Island convent over the weekend.

Sources tell NY1 the trio were using the convent on the grounds of St. Joseph Hill Academy as a place to smoke and drink early Saturday morning.

It was there that police say Vincent Calder intentionally set the fire.

He now faces multiple charges including arson, criminal mischief and trespassing, all as hate crimes.

Read more at http://www.ny1.com/content/news/190650/one-of-three-teens-arrested-in-s-i--convent-fire-charged-with-hate-crime

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One Of Three Teens Arrested In S.I. Convent Fire Charged With Hate Crime [View all] hrmjustin Oct 2013 OP

I don't see it as a hate crime. n/t murielm99 Oct 2013 #1

They decapitated the heads of some statues. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #2

I am not apologizing for these jerks. murielm99 Oct 2013 #3

Well they claim they were drunk and stoned. I am not sure if they will go with the hrmjustin Oct 2013 #4