Maplewood council votes to enhance ordinance related to hate crimes

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Maplewood council votes to enhance ordinance related to hate crimes

MAPLEWOOD, Mo. - The Maplewood City Council approved an ordinance on Tuesday that would add the offense of stealing to the city’s current ordinance related to hate crimes.  The need to update the ordinance became apparent after a resident reported the theft of an Israeli flag, and more incidents followed. A suspect was charged in one of those cases and Maplewood Police continue to search for a suspect in the most recent incident caught on a surv…