A yearlong investigation into 70 robberies, thefts and burglaries targeting victims of Asian descent in San Jose resulted in the arrests of six men.
Six men have been arrested after a yearlong investigation into 70 robberies, thefts and burglaries targeting victims of Asian descent in San Jose, authorities said this week.
“When it’s clear that Asian American women are being targeted, that creates fear in many, many Asian American women in a community,” said Santa Clara County Dist. Atty. Jeff Rosen. “Charging the hate crime enhancement recognizes that this is a crime against those individual victims, but it’s also a crime against this whole community of Asian Americans, and specifically Asian American women, who are frightened that they’re targeted and worried they’re going to be next.
Nearly 36% of San Jose is of Asian descent, while Santa Clara County is nearly 40%, according to U.S. census numbers.
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