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Police Investigating Weekend Attack On Local Gay Couple

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published February 1, 2017 at 6:13 AM EST

An attack on a gay Columbus couple is triggering a statewide safety alert.  The Buckeye Region Anti-Violence Organization says the attack last weekend in the Short North is the latest of several verbal and physical assaults against members the LGBTQ community.  Columbus police are working to find the suspects, who could face hate-crime charges.
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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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