Dane County DA Says Office Will Focus On Hate Crimes In 2020

The Dane County district attorney says his office will focus on hate crime prosecution in 2020.  Ismael Ozanne says he is forming a special team to treat crimes motivated by bias with what he calls “the utmost level of seriousness.”  Ozanne didn’t specify how many hate crimes his office has handled so far – or, how many he expects to handle with the new approach.