RSS FeedGRANTS - According an official from the Grants Police Department, there have been five beatings within the last two weeks near downtown Grants. One person was beaten twice. The four persons beaten have been all Native Americans, making the attacks suspiciously appear as racial hate crimes.
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“This is a hate crime and the person that did this needs to be charged,” the man said as he was pointing to the two injured men. They were Jake Lewis and Larry Delgarito. Delgarito is the man who has been twice beaten. (See photo)
The latest beatings, two of them on June 17, left one-man beat so bad he was immediately flown to Albuquerque for extreme care.
“We thought we were going to lose him,” said Detective Sergeant John Castaneda.
In general, the four victims are homeless.
According to Castaneda, there are no suspects, “only a few tips.”
If you have any information that leads to the arrest of the person responsible, call Crimestoppers at 287-8400 or Castaneda at the Grants Police Department, 287-2984. A reward of $200 is being offered if the tip leads to an arrest.
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stacy baca wrote on Jun 30, 2009 3:19 PM:
u dont know what really happen and secence i know for a fact that he wont say any other names i think u should split his sentance i half!!! "
Jessica wrote on Jun 23, 2009 3:22 PM: